How the books, which have sold millions worldwide and been translated into dozens of languages, got their start: “The story began on Christmas Eve 1956, when he was working as a BBC TV camera operator. On his way home, he stopped by Selfridges department store and spotted a toy bear alone on a shelf. ‘It looked rather forlorn,’ he told the London newspaper The Sunday Telegraph in 2007. He took the bear home as a stocking stuffer for his wife and soon began writing a story about it. After 10 days he had a completed novel, which William Collins & Sons bought for £75.”
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Swedish Actor Michael Nyqvist, Who Starred In ‘Girl With The Dragon Tattoo,’ Has Died At 56
The actor, who also had roles in action movies like ‘John Wick’ and ‘Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol,’ had lung cancer. “Nyqvist got his start training at the Malmö Theatre Academy, one of Sweden’s leading theaters and where Ingmar Bergman would frequently stage productions in the 1950s” – and one of his big screen breaks came in a BET series about Nelson Mandela.
Martha Argerich Is Canceling Concerts Due To ‘Serious Health Issues’
Just what those issues are hasn’t been stated, but that’s the phrase used in the announcement that the 76-year-old pianist won’t be making a scheduled appearance in Athens next month. Last week she cancelled what was to have been her Australian debut, saying in a statement, “I am unable to travel and play in this moment, feel very weak, exhausted and having physical pains that worry me.”