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Liam Neeson stories: 29 news summaries

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FILM REVIEW

The Other Man Wastes Neeson 

Adultery story fails to seduce critics

Sep 11, 09 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Other Man, based on a story by The Reader author Bernhard Schlink, has a starry cast including Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, and Antonio Banderas—and critics say they're wasted on this schlocky adultery story.
  • It's "a muddled little dud of a melodrama," writes Stephen Holden in
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 Neeson 'Taking Each 
 Day as It Comes' 

Actor talks for the first time about wife's death

Aug 26, 09 3:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Liam Neeson and his boys are “taking each day as it comes,” he tells ABC. In his first interview since wife Natasha died in March, Neeson says his two sons, ages 13 and 12, are “getting along as best they can." The actor says he's "... More »

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Good Morning America • brain injuries • traumatic brain injury • Liam Neeson • Natasha Richardson • hematoma

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Coming Soon: 
 Winehouse, the Musical? 

Plus, yet more Michael Jackson news

Aug 12, 09 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse’s rise to fame and corresponding fall into drugs, alcoholism, and melodramatic relationships would make interesting theater—or at least her brother thinks so, the Sun reports. “I think one day there could be a musical of Amy's life,” he says. “You just don't... More »

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entertainment • Kelly Clarkson • celebrity • Amy Winehouse • Michael Jackson • Liam Neeson • Paula Abdul • Blanket Jackson • celebrity death

 Neeson May Lead New A-Team 

Eighties remake still needs actors for two lead roles

Jun 9, 09 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The A-Team is getting some fresh faces. Liam Neeson is in talks to play Col. John “Hannibal” Smith in the long-anticipated film version of the ‘80s TV classic, Variety reports. George Peppard had the role on the small screen. Bradley Cooper, a hot name thanks to The Hangover,... More »

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entertainment • film • celebrity • Liam Neeson • Bradley Cooper • George Peppard • The A-Team

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 No Secret 
 Brad-Jen Meeting: Rep 

But not-so-secret Lilo-Sam meeting, and more

May 7, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hot on the heels of the rumor that Brad Pitt wants Jennifer Aniston back, reports surfaced yesterday that the two met last month—or did they? Jen’s reps quickly denied In Touch’s claim that they shared a secret drive around New York, the Daily Star reports. Elsewhere:
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entertainment • Brad Pitt • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • Jennifer Aniston • Sarah Jessica Parker • Michael Jackson • Kiefer Sutherland • Liam Neeson • Samantha Ronson • Natasha Richardson • Brooke Shields

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 A Bundchen in the Oven? 

Plus, Susan Boyle forced to change phone number, more

May 5, 09 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gisele Bundchen visited the OB/GYN yesterday—gasp!—with hubby Tom Brady, thus prompting the requisite pregnancy rumors from the New York Post. Elsewhere:
  • Poor Susan Boyle, inundated by late-night phone calls, was forced to change her number, the Sun reports.
  • Liam Neeson recently called late wife’s
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entertainment • Yoko Ono • John Lennon • celebrity • gossip • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • celebrity pregnancy • Liam Neeson • Natasha Richardson • Susan Boyle

Neeson's Return to Film 'Extraordinary': Director

Grieving actor showed generosity, professionalism

Apr 28, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Director Atom Egoyan praised the “extraordinary” Liam Neeson for returning to work on his film Chloe so soon after the March 18 death of wife Natasha Richardson, the AP reports. “He was very committed to the film and finishing his role,” Egoyan said. “It was just... More »

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film • celebrity • death • Liam Neeson • Natasha Richardson • Atom Egoyan • Chloe

 Sad Neeson 
 Back at Work 

Husband resumes filming; sister already returned to work

Mar 30, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Natasha Richardson’s family is returning to work in the wake of her sudden death, the New York Post reports. A rep confirmed husband Liam Neeson returned to the set of Chloe and “completed the movie,” and a source spotted him alone at a Toronto hotel bar. “... More »

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Liam Neeson • Natasha Richardson • Joely Richardson

Radio Dispatches Recount Bid to Save Richardson

Medics race to save star's life

Mar 28, 09 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Almost a week after family and friends bid their final goodbyes to Natasha Richardson, the Globe and Mail  examines radio exchanges between paramedics and 911 operators during the star’s last conscious hours. As she was being taken from her hotel room to the nearest hospital, vital signs were good,... More »

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New York • Liam Neeson • ambulance • ski accidents • Natasha Richardson

SLIDESHOW

 Richardson's Family 
 Bids Final Farewell 

Will be placed near grandmother's grave in upstate NY

Mar 22, 09 12:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Close family and friends gathered this afternoon in a tiny white church in upstate New York to say goodbye to Natasha Richardson, the AP reports. The actress’ body was to be laid to rest near her grandmother’s grave after a private service at 2pm, reports the New York Daily ... More »

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New York • funeral • burial • vacation home • Liam Neeson • ski accidents • Natasha Richardson


 Redgrave Sang Lullaby 
 to Dying Daughter 

Legend sang Edelweiss for daughter

Mar 21, 09 5:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vanessa Redgrave serenaded Natasha Richardson with a lullaby from The Sound of the Music in her final moments, the Daily Mail reports. Redgrave caressed her daughter’s face as she sang the melody from "Edelweiss," which she had performed for Richardson’s first marriage 19 years ago. More »

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Liam Neeson • ski accidents • Natasha Richardson • Vanessa Redgrave • head trauma

(Newser) - Family and friends assembled in New York today for the wake of Natasha Richardson, the AP reports; husband Liam Neeson, their sons, and mother Vanessa Redgrave were among them. “It’s been a very, very sad few days and I think it will stay that way,” said family... More »

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New York City • Canada • hospital • accidental death • skiing • Montreal • Liam Neeson • wake • Natasha Richardson • head trauma

(Newser) - The crew of Liam Neeson’s latest film is “bereft” over the death of his wife but will continue shooting, Entertainment Tonight reports. Chloe will focus on scenes that don’t need Neeson, who is mourning wife Natasha Richardson. “There are some scenes with Liam Neeson which have... More »

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accidental death • production • actor • movies • Liam Neeson • Natasha Richardson

(Newser) - Natasha Richardson’s cause of death was an “epidural hematoma due to blunt impact to the head,” the New York Post reports. The verdict comes from the city’s medical examiner, ruling the actress’ death an accident. A hematoma is a blood clot that grows between the brain... More »

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theater • Broadway • autopsy • medical examiner • accidental death • actor • Liam Neeson • Natasha Richardson • hematoma

 Tragedy Shadows 
 Richardson's Family 

Richardson's death adds to misfortunes of acting dynasty

Mar 19, 09 11:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Natasha Richardson's death has added a grim chapter to a history of misfortunes in the Redgrave family, the Telegraph reports. Various marital failures and controversies have often led to speculation about a Redgrave "curse"—something Richardson always dismissed. Richardson herself went through an acrimonious divorce; when she married... More »

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death • actor • Liam Neeson • ski accidents • Natasha Richardson • Vanessa Redgrave • Lynn Redgrave • Tony Richardson • Redgrave family

 LiLo Mourns 
 Parent Trap 
 Mom 

Lohan worked with Natasha Richardson 11 years ago

Mar 19, 09 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Parent Trap co-star Lindsay Lohan is remembering on-screen mom Natasha Richardson fondly, reports USA Today. "She was a wonderful woman and actress and treated me like I was her own," the starlet said of their work on the 1998 remake. "I didn't see much of her over... More »

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Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • death • actor • Liam Neeson • ski accidents • remembrance • Natasha Richardson • Parent Trap

Ambulance Was Turned Away After Richardson Accident

When ambulance was called again, actress 'wasn't in good shape'

Mar 19, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Potentially life-saving paramedics were turned away before they could examine Natasha Richardson after the Canadian ski accident that claimed her life, reports the Globe and Mail. Ski patrollers had requested an ambulance after the actress stuck her head in a fall on a beginners slope at Mont Tremblant in Quebec,... More »

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Canada • skiing • actor • Liam Neeson • ambulance • ski accidents • Natasha Richardson • head trauma

SLIDESHOW

 Richardson 
 a Superb Artist 
 of Own Making 

Late actress commanded a presence that went far beyond mere inheritance

Mar 19, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Natasha Richardson had the finest theater pedigree possible, but her stage presence owed itself to far more than her acting genes, Lisa Schwarzbaum writes in Entertainment Weekly. Her upbringing in the theater—and those famous Redgrave cheekbones—were plainly visible, but the late actress had an aura of competence and... More »

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theater • Broadway • actor • Liam Neeson • actress • Natasha Richardson • Vanessa Redgrave

 'Walk and Die' 
 Syndrome 
 Likely Killed 
 Richardson 

Head injury from ski fall caused delayed bleeding in the brain

Mar 19, 09 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The head injury Natasha Richardson sustained in a skiing accident produced what doctors call "walk and die" syndrome, a UCLA neurologist tells the Los Angeles Times. Patients in such cases at first seem fine, walking and talking normally, but they swiftly deteriorate due to delayed bleeding from an... More »

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celebrity • neurology • brain injuries • actor • traumatic brain injury • Liam Neeson • ski accidents • Natasha Richardson

 Richardson Dead at 45 


Mar 19, 09 12:12 AM CDT
(AP) - Natasha Richardson, a gifted and precocious heiress to acting royalty whose career highlights included the film Patty Hearst and a Tony-winning performance in a stage revival of Cabaret, died yesterday at age 45 after suffering a head injury during a ski lesson. It was a sudden and horrifying loss for... More »

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actor • Liam Neeson • ski accidents • head injuries • actress • Natasha Richardson • Vanessa Redgrave

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