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Show Celebrating Hametoun Life always loved ballet as a child and took lessons. When she graduated from high school, she turned down a college academic scholarship to take a job with a dance show that was touring Canai la. When the show was Was Alec Baldwin ever on a opera? Nancy C., Illinois A MODUCnOM VtCI PMEStOOfnCMATIVE Ourft Cor Laura his director Anthony Acquaviva, fell ill, and she devoted all her time to taking care of him and their two adopted children in Beverly Hills. As he in the role of Billy Allison Aldrich. He sw itched into the nighttime soap arena in 1981, when he joined the cast of the long-runni- Rush. Baldwin is the eldest of his brothers Knots Landing as Joshua : Carol Snart Enen. Midwest Southeast Retard tfeohews. fcorreasc Vido Brown, Cerent Atm Ross. West Wd .JaneSnfejr Art Ovecten Bronan Sharp Randy janosiu Sam Payne Publrenne Oedpur Jessica Fotons Pkote Cearnetan Cheme leachout Heipr of tawmet Cowcewe Mm Johnston AoramuNG Vtea Q Joni James is one of my favorite singers. Is she still performing, and did she ever sing a song called Nina Non? George B., West Virginia Yes and yes. The Chicago-bor- n n look and singer, whose wistful style made Why Don't You Behet e Me a huge hit in the early '50s, recently oversaw the remasterprom-quee- of her songs on ing and CD. She's also performing again. This year marks the 50th anniversary of her start in show business. James, 71, discovered her talent for singing by accident. She'd joni James is performing again. St Louis SALES Piiddinref s, Q Hokran Tracey Aipnan 10 LaeArpdai Daniel, William, and Stephen Baldwin, all husband died, James picked up a actors. He grew up in Massapecjua, Long Alec Baldwin went from soaps to movie stardom. father school his where was a high Island, project he'd been working on with Soon her music has six was on CD and available in stores raised children and mother her his teacher (Baldwin two sisters, recordings. and online, and she began performing again. Beth and Jane). He attended George Washington University and planned to attend law school but took a detour when he auditioned for the New York University Undergraduate Drama ProWhat became of actor Tom Drake? I always liked him, especially in Meet Me in Judy Garland. winw Kefai Producdeo Manicer of Prtaom Pacrtbuoowr Knsoe AnOrvon hekssa Gorp recovered, they enjoyed life as a famafter her ily together. In the mid-90- gram on a dare. He was accepted, and in 1979 began his professional training. Baldwin's films include The Hunt for Red October and Pearl Harbor, and he has worked on Broadway. He was married to actress Kim Basinger, with whom he has a daughter. Caruche-- s t Joyce singing and James did, to much applause. She stopped singing in 1964 when her husband, musical career when he was cast in the daytime teles ision series The Daton on NBC in 1980 HXTOA Peter Fosse! over, she returned to Chicago and joined a dance troupe there. A friend asked James if she could fill in for her one night at a club w here she was daytime or nighttime soap Alec Baldwin, 44, LDemet Hammond VKI PaESfDBflTEXECUTfVE Ok Dam Nutodte SALES CMCULAHON ejerry Lyles Nuhvie OFFICES COAFOMTEAMDEDfTOMAL KahwltlS 48000 with PUBLISHING GftOUP OF AMERICA President end CEO: L Dantd Hammond net Ftnenaef Offcer: Stephen C Duggan Senior Vice Praadant ot Sales: Steve Young Martha M., Texas a The Brooklyn native died in 1982 at the age of 64. Drake got his start on stage at the age of 20 in Clean Beds in 1938, and his first feature film role was in 1940s Houards of Virginia. 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