Marcheline Bertrand, the mother of Angelina Jolie, died of cancer on Saturday, Jolie announced in a news release. In lieu of flowers, Jolie asks that donations be made to the Women's Cancer Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai.... The Natural: Director's Cut, featuring 15 minutes of restored footage and a newly edited first act, arrives in video stores April 3.... Indian actress Shilpa Shetty won the U.K.'s Celebrity Big Brother on Sunday, having bested the likes of Jermaine Jackson and Dirk "The A-Team" Benedict, and enduring alleged racial bullying.... The syndicated newsmagazine Extra has been renewed through 2010.
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Darren McGavin, a prolific actor who starred in five TV series, including Mike Hammer and the cult fave Kolchak: The Night Stalker, died Saturday of natural causes. He was 83. McGavin's many other memorable turns include the feature films A Christmas Story, The Man with the Golden Arm and The Natural, plus the TV bio Ike, in which he portrayed George Patton.
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