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I love biographies, but they're only worth writing if you have access to new primary materials ... In the case of 'An Actor's Voice: Claude Rains,' there were 30 hours of taped never-before-seen interviews (Rains) had recorded before his death for a biography he wanted to do himself. Jessica allowed me to be the first to get to be able to see them, and that's what I built my book around.
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I remember going to my local libraries to see if there was anything written about my dad ... I found 26 for Bette Davis but none for my dad. That was outrageous to me.
- Everything Alabama
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I kept waiting for the city or the county to do something and nobody ever did anything ... And of course, after I got elected as chairman .¤.¤. then I brought the issue up again and the commission was very supportive of it.
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Ala. jobless rate rises to 10.9 percent in October
...7.5 percent and Coffee County at 8.3 percent.The highest unemployment in the state continued to be in mostly rural southwest Alabama counties, which have been hit hard by layoffs in the timber and apparel industries.John Clyde Riggs, director of the Tennessee... |more
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Banking woes seen by La. company as opportunity
...Corp. and Jonesboro-based Pocahontas Bancorp Inc.Iberiabank now has 135 banking offices in Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee , Alabama , Texas and Florida, in addition to 26 title offices in Louisiana and Arkansas and mortgage representatives in 11 states.In... |more
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6 Ala. judges recuse themselves from Paragon suit
...order released Wednesday that they all know defendants and plaintiffs in the case personally or professionally. It will be up to Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb to appoint a judge to hear the lawsuit.The Legislature's Contract Review Committee... |more
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Electronic bingo operations in Alabama shut down
...Center shut down its electronic bingo games so the gaming hall operators can determine whether they're in compliance with a recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling.Attorney Joe Espy said the center closed its bingo operations at 5 p.m. Wednesday and would remain... |more
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Ex-crewmen: Company wouldn't rename targeted ship
...(AP) — The company that owns the Maersk Alabama , a freighter targeted by pirates twice in seven months, did not heed a request to rename, repaint or reroute the ship after the first attack off the coast of Africa in the spring, former crew members say.Ex-crewmen... |more
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Claude Rains memorabilia goes to University of North Alabama library
...Nov. 19, 2009 photo, Jessica Rains, left, daughter of author Claude Rains talks at Bibb Graves Hall on the University of North Alabama campus, while author David Skal autographs his book about Rains' actor father, in Florence Ala. Three movie scripts, including... 37 m ago |more
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Alabama Barely Edges Out Florida: Week 12 College Football Power Poll
...than able to take down a highly ranked foe any week. Lets take a look at this weeks power teams and what they accomplished: 1. Alabama - I know many people like Texas the way Colt and Shipley have come on recently. But, I honestly believe that Bama (up to... 7:03 PM |more
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Macon County road to bear name of a native son, an Alabama Guard soldier slain in Iraq
... Sgt. Aubrey Bell of Tuskegee (Special)A road near the home of the first Alabama National Guard soldier to die in combat in Iraq will soon bear his name. Sgt. Aubrey Bell, a member of the 214th Military Police Company, was killed in a bomb blast in Baghdad... |more
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Iron Bowl Hate on Twitter
...scores 3 times as many pts as last yr. So 3 times 0 equals zero. I kno u can cover that! Lmmao Auburn has not scored on Alabama in 731 days and counting...... Bama's defense has given up 10 touchdowns in 11 games....Auburn's...36 I hope Auburn closes out... |more
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The Key to Tennessee Vols Happiness in 2009: Beat Kentucky?
...sports amnesia? Have we really fallen this far? All these questions have been asked by many proud programs through the years. Alabama fans had to ask these questions through the late-90’s and early 2000’s. Nebraska was in this same haze for nearly a decade.... |more
