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Mob drama The Soprono1 was lhe
highest roled program ever shown on
HBO. Slor James Gandolfim won on
fmmy for Oulslond1ng Lead Aclor m
a Drama Senes.

Broadway's longesl-runnmg show.
Coh closed offer nearly 18 years and
a record 7,485 performances.

Scoltuh odor Sean Connery, slar of
seven James Bond films, was
knighted by Queen flizabelh.

ftftmon lmpouihle 2 opened on
Memonol Day weekend and grosses
nearly m m1llion. Ihe mov1e went
on lo make over ~200 m1llion.
Ihu was lhe year !hal several
celebrity couples called 1t qUits. Alec
Baldwm and Kim Basinger, Hamson
ford and Mel1sso Moth1son, Garth and
Sandy Brooks. and Dennis Quod and
Meg Ryan all ended theu long-term
mom ages.

Ihe yeori b1ggest mov1es were
Cot I ~way, flfeellhe Porenk Whol
ltel Beneolh, Btg flfommo't Haute.
Save lhe loti Donee, flfiu
Congentolily, and Honntbol.

Ihe world remembers:
• Sir John G1elgud. best remembered
as the butler in Mhur m 1981.
G1elgud d1ed in May ol 96.
• Slor lt'or1' Ob1 Wan Kenob1, S1r Alec
Guinness died at lhe age of 86.
• Sieve Allen, lhe IV hosl who
mvented lhe lole-mghllalk show.
died al78.
• Nancy Marchand. besl known for
her roles m lou 6ronl and The
Soprono1 d1ed a day before her 72nd
b1rlhdoy.
• Joson Robards, one of Hollywoodi
mosl respected odors, mode more
!han 50 films and won lwo Academy
Awards, d1ed m December.
• Other entertainers !hal passed
away !his year mcluded RIChard
farnsworth. Lorelto Young, and
Gwen Verdon.

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