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Alan Ladd Jr. dies; greenlighted “Star Wars” and produced “Braveheart”

Alan Ladd Jr. dies; greenlighted 'Star Wars' and produced 'Braveheart'

Sue Mengers was the first superagent, a William Morris secretary from the Bronx whose moxie, canniness, and astringent wit took her to the top of the Hollywood power structure, making her nearly as famous as her clients, a list that included Ali MacGraw, Gene Hackman, Peter Bogdanovich, Burt Reynolds, and close friend Barbra Streisand. Recalling how a hilariously bawdy, no-bullshit blonde crashed the industry men's club, PETER BISKIND gets Mengers's frank, still-acerbic account of her glory days, why her magic—and her stars—deserted her in the 1980s, and the price...

Kevin O’Callaghan recalls the filming of ‘Escape to Victory’ 40 years on.

BBC News By Richard Haugh image copyrightAlamy image caption"There was Kazimierz Deyna, Ardiles, Co Prins and everyone else," says Russell Osman. "Crikey, there's some terrific international players here" Forty years ago the worlds of film and football collided, as superstars including Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine joined forces with some of the world's best players to tell the story of how a group of prisoners of war took on their Nazi captors. Escape to Victory pulled together an enviable team made up of stars including World Cup winners Pele, Bobby Moore and Osvaldo Ardiles - and se...