His movie ‘Munro’ won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1960.
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Arts, entertainment and books news from the Sun Journal.
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Maine authors find an eager audience with virtual events
The success of online book launches and author talks could start a trend that outlasts the pandemic.
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Maine authors find an eager audience with virtual events
The success of online book launches and author talks could start a trend that outlasts the pandemic.
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Using virus as a prompt, visual artists compelled to create
Painters, sculptors, drawers and photographers find inspiration from the crisis and, in isolation, time to work.
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Yarmouth chamber cancels popular Clam Festival
Organizers of the July festival, a longtime tradition, say moving ahead and seeking support from local businesses would not be in the best interest of the community, given the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine dies at 73 from coronavirus
Prine, who won a lifetime achievement Grammy and was called ‘The Mark Twain of American songwriting,’ had been hospitalized last month.
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‘Harry Potter’ creator J.K. Rowling reveals probable coronavirus infection, says she’s recovered
Rowling joins a growing list of celebrity coronavirus cases that includes Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, Idris Elba and Pink.
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Freeport woman to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ fulfilling lifelong goal
Tiffany Eisenhauer, a physician assistant, will appear on the famed game show Thursday at 7:30 p.m. It’s seen locally on Portland station WMTW.
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New online store offers help to shuttered indie booksellers
With independent bookstores shut down nationwide, a new online seller is offering help
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Singer John Prine is in stable condition, his wife says
He is on a ventilator while being treated for COVID-19-type symptoms.