Reese Witherspoon was already a huge star by the time she accepted the role of June Carter Cash in the Johnny Cash biopic
Walk the Line, but her performance in the film catapulted her career to new levels. Witherspoon won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film on March 5, 2006.
Screenwriters Gill Dennis and James Mangold drew from two different Johnny Cash autobiographies when they co-wrote the script for
Walk the Line; 1975 s
Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words and 1997 s
Cash: The Autobiography. Their script explores some of the darker aspects of Cash s early life and how that impacted him over time more completely than either book, including the childhood death of his brother, Jack, and his bitter estrangement from his father, Ray.
Remember When Alan Jackson Made His Grand Ole Opry Debut?
Alan Jackson was just a country newcomer with a promising new single when he made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry. The future superstar performed his then-current single, Here in the Real World, when he debuted on the hallowed stage on March 3, 1990.
Jackson had actually seen his debut single, Blue Blooded Woman, stiff at country radio. Released in 1989 in advance of his debut album,
Here in the Real World, Blue Blooded Woman stalled at No. 45. Arista followed up by releasing the album s title song as its second single in January of 1990, and it was already gaining significant steam by the time Jackson performed it at the Opry after an introduction from Jimmy C. Newman.
The Official Cash Rate will remain unchanged at 0.25%, the Reserve Bank has announced.
A statement from the central bank’s governor Adrian Orr said that while global economic activity has increased since November, “this lift… has been uneven both between and within countries”.
Orr said: “The initiation of global Covid-19 vaccination programmes is positive for future health and economic activity. The Committee agreed, however, that there remains a significant period before widespread immunity is achieved. In the meantime, economic uncertainty will remain heightened as international border restrictions continue.”
2.10pm: Former ZB talkback host returning to airwaves
Danny Watson is returning to the radio biz, taking over the afternoon slot on Magic Talk from Sean Plunket.
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