Pearl Bailey

'Gump,' 'Bambi' among 2011 National Film Registry selections

2011-12-27 21:38:06

<![CDATA['Gump,' 'Bambi' among 2011 National Film Registry selections]]>

Musical moments with U.S. presidents

2012-02-22 16:36:23

<![CDATA[Musical moments with U.S. presidents]]>

Weekend Movie Pick: Hal Ashby's lost gem 'The Landlord'

2011-09-09 21:33:00

<![CDATA[Weekend Movie Pick: Hal Ashby's lost gem 'The Landlord']]>

Jasper Johns is first studio artist in 34 years to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

2011-02-14 16:33:03

<![CDATA[Jasper Johns is first studio artist in 34 years to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom]]>

Quiz: What movie won the most Golden Globes?

2010-01-10 16:33:09

<![CDATA[Quiz: What movie won the most Golden Globes?]]>

PASSINGS

2009-07-20 00:00:00

Sue Burns Part-owner of Giants was a faithful fan Sue Burns, 58, a part owner of the San Francisco Giants who was a close friend of home run king Barry Bonds, died Sunday of complications from cancer, team spokesman Jim Moorehead said. She was...

PASSINGS: Byron Palmer, Dr. John Miller Hyson Jr.

2009-10-04 00:00:00

Byron Palmer Broadway, TV actor Byron Palmer, 89, an actor and singer who broke through in the late 1940s in the hit Broadway musical "Where's Charley?" and later co-starred on the TV show "This Is Your Music," died of natural causes Wednesday at...

Louie Bellson dies at 84; Duke Ellington called him 'the world's greatest drummer'

2009-02-17 00:00:00

Louie Bellson, a jazz drummer and bandleader who combined remarkable instrumental virtuosity with far-ranging compositional skills, has died. He was 84. According to his wife, Francine, Bellson died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los...

Obama's next four years: Tune in to jazz

2012-12-11 10:16:00

Any president's second term offers another shot at fulfilling dreams that got away the first time around. So while President Barack Obama is strategizing on immigration, unemployment, the deficit and, oh yes, the fiscal cliff, I'd like to add one more...

Living Here: Famous people, places and things

2012-05-23 09:37:00

Hampton Roads is known around the world for its people — as being from here, as a come-here, or for just passing through — as well as places and things. It's known for its Bacon (as in Nathaniel), its ham (as in Smithfield), its presidents...

10 Peninsula women who made a difference

2012-03-24 20:00:00

Women helped shape the Peninsula we know today, but their contributions are sometimes overlooked or obscured. Here are ten women who contributed to the physical, spiritual and cultural growth of this community. Some managed to make a mark on the world....

Five ways to spend spring break in Hampton Roads

2012-03-31 20:00:00

So Disney World was outside of the family budget this year. But spring break doesn't have to be a somber, stay-at-home pity party. Here are a five ways to spend your time off in Tidewater — including a few suggestions for those of us whose...

Singer and actress Pearl Bailey was born in Newport News .

2009-10-16 11:35:01

Bellson and blues singer Pearl Bailey dance outside ?Caxton Hall in London shortly after they wed. Inter?racial marriages were rare in the early 1950s.

2009-02-16 17:32:47

Singer Dolly Parton , left, joins singer Pearl Bailey and a five-foot snow man in introducing the American Lung Association's 1985 Christmas Seal.

2008-08-18 00:00:00