Carroll was an actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series.
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inAnimals, Nation & World
Home sweet volcano: Alaska fur seals thrive at unlikely spot
Vents on Bogoslof Island spew mud, steam and sulfurous gases but biologists estimate that for 2019, about 36,000 pups will have been reared on the island.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Studio behind ‘Sesame Street’ is making an Elmo talk show
Elmo will interview real-life celebrities, not the muppet kind.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Actor James Franco’s ex-students sue alleging sexual impropriety
Two actresses claim Franco pushed his students into performing in explicit sex scenes on camera, dangling roles in his films for those who participated.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News, Politics
Trump tweet of Nickelback video aimed at Biden removed
The video featured a doctored version of the band’s music video ‘Photograph,’ showing the lead singer holding a picture of former Vice President Joe Biden, his son, a Ukrainian gas executive and another man.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Iconic Maine home of Stephen, Tabitha King to undergo metamorphosis
The author still occasionally greets fans outside his Bangor home, but the couple are now looking for more privacy.
Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
Catholic bishops consider married priests, face opposition
More than 100 bishops from South America will convene at the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region.
Posted inLife & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘ Brittany Runs A Marathon’
Writer-director Paul Downs Colaizzo’s fillm short of finish line, JP. Devine writes.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Lucky Clark On Music: Jason Spooner
Spooner and band to return with new music Oct. 14 to Slates in Hallowell.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Placido Domingo resigns as general director of LA Opera
The legendary tenor, who served as general director from 2003 until now, says the sexual harassment allegations against him have ‘compromised’ his ability to serve the company.