Danny Kaye

On a spring day in 2006, as the sun set on the Duke University campus, novelist Kaye Gibbons strode across the lawn. She had just finished speaking at the Festival of the Book, and two of her three daughters trailed behind her. A bevy of fans awaited her book signing. "She looks like a rock star," said festival organizer Aaron Greenwald. On that April day, Gibbons was clearly at the top of her game. She had plans for a second novel with Harcourt Brace, which had just published the sequel to her first novel, "Ellen Foster." She looked good; she had lost the weight ... Read Full Story

RALEIGH, N.C. – On a spring day in 2006, as the sun set on the Duke University campus, novelist Kaye Gibbons strode across the lawn. She had just finished speaking at the Festival of the Book, and two of her three daughters trailed behind her. A bevy of fans awaited her book signing. "She looks like a rock star," said festival organizer Aaron Greenwald. On that April day, Gibbons was clearly at the top of her game. She had plans for a second novel with Harcourt Brace, which had just published the sequel to her first novel, "Ellen Foster." She looked good; she had ... Read Full Story

This clip of Danny Kaye and company doing "(You'll Never) Outfox the Fox" from The Court Jester (1956) is wonderful and strange. It makes me want to watch the whole film again. Link (Thanks, Jason Weisberger !) Read Full Story

The bestselling author was "like a rock star." Then it all came tumbling down with drug charges. Read Full Story

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