James Cagney’s ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’ Oscar to hit auction block

November 19, 2014 0
CAGNEY OSCAR TO BE AUCTIONED.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The late James Cagney’s best actor Oscar statuette for the 1942 musical “Yankee Doodle Dandy” is expected to fetch at least $800,000 when it goes up for auction on Thursday in Los Angeles, auction house Nate D. Sanders said. Cagney was one of the most enduring performers of Hollywood’s golden era having starred in films like 1949’s “White Heat” and 1938’s “Angels with Dirty Faces.” He was nominated for three Academy Awards. “If it’s an Oscar like this, which is considered one of the best ones, James Cagney’s Oscar … …

Bin Laden documentary is tops for Fox

November 18, 2014 0
FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2014 file photo, retired Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill, 38, poses for a portrait in Washington. Fox News Channel's two-part documentary on former Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill, who claims to have fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden stands as the network's most popular documentary ever. Reporter Peter Doocy's interview with O'Neill averaged just over three million viewers last Tuesday and Wednesday. The Nielsen company said the second part stood as Fox's most-watched program of the week. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel’s two-part documentary on the former Navy SEAL who claims to have fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden is the network’s most popular documentary ever.