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Q Who performs “Some
where Over the Rainbow”
at the end of the movie
SO First Dates? I remember
this particular version also was used on ER when
Dr. Greene died.
—Mary Hall. Ore City. Texas
The lovely, ukulele-backed version was recorded in 1993
by Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, more widely
known as “Iz" and also known for his physical stature,
standing 6 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing some 700
pounds. After his death in 1997 of weight-related respira
tory illness, his striking version of “Somewhere Over the
Rainbow” also was used in the movies Finding Forester and
The Big Bounce , for TV episodes of Providence , Charmed and
Party of Five, and in a 2006 commercial for Rice Krispies.
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Actor Sean Penn’s most recent movie was All the King’s Men.
Please give me some information on my favorite
actor, Sean Penn. Where is he from, is he married and—
most of all—is that beautiful head of hair all his own?
—Peggy G - Philadelphia
Penn, 46, was born in Santa Monica, Calif., and now lives in
San Francisco with his wife, actress Robin Wright-Penn, and
their two children. He made a rare TV appearance on Larry
King Lite last September to promote his latest film, All the
King's Men, and chuckled alter watching a segment on the
different hairstyles he’s sported over the years. “I’m a hair
actor!” he said, laughing. And yes, those locks are really his.
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Hawaiian entertainer
“Iz” took fans “Over the
Rainbow” after his death.
Q Whatever happened to the
young actress Janet Munro? She
played in Darby O’Gill and the
Little People.
—Susan S. Geneseo. New York
Munro died in 1972 at age 38 from
an illness associated with heart dis- J
ease. The spunky actress grew up on j
British TV and in 1959 caught the
eye oi Walt Disney, who gave her
starring roles in several films, including Darby OGill and the
Little People and Swiss Faintly Robinson. Alter winning a
Golden Globe award lor most promising newcomer, she
began to outgrow youthful roles and lost momentum in her
career. Two failed marriages and two miscarriages led to a
bout with alcoholism betore her untimely death.
dj Who is the youngest person to
ever receive an Academy Award? My
husband says Shirley Temple, but I
think he’s wrong.
—Abbie R.. Boaz. Ala.
He’s not completely wrong—but not
completely right, either. Five-year-old Shir
ley Temple received an honorary “Special
Oscar” in 1934, but it was not in one of
the official Academy-voted competitive
categories. Otherwise, the record-holder J
is Tatum O’Neal, who was 10 when
she rook home the Best Supporting -
Actress Award in 1973 for the
movie Paper Muon. Thirty
three years later, O’Neal’s
still in the game. Her latest
project: playing a devious
spurned lover on the series
Wicked Wicked Games on the new
MyNetworkTV network.
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