Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died on Saturday at the age of 82. A shy hero who made history in 1969 and avoided the spotlight afterward, the news of Armstrong's death was broken by NBC News; reporter Jay Barbree was alerted by former astronaut Tom Stafford, who was called by Armstrong's wife. Armstrong is said to have died of complications from heart surgery that took place three weeks ago. The network first identified the late pioneer as Neil Young. Story: The 80 Greatest Moments in Television History MSNBC broke into documentary programming about the 1992
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- 8/25/2012
- by Jordan Zakarin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARK CITY -- Sharp Independent at HarperCollins has formed its first development slate, a diverse list that includes an adaptation of a series from "The Princess Diaries" author Meg Cabot, a nonfiction tale about the private lives of astronauts and a small-town story described as a next-generation "Nashville".
The new banner of indie producer Jeff Sharp ("Boys Don't Cry"), which is housed at and draws material from the News Corp. publisher, has optioned Cabot's "Queen of Babble" series. The series centers on a fashion-obsessed twentysomething American girl on a journey to London; the third volume, "Queen Babble Gets Hitched", is set to bow in the summer.
The project, which had been pursued by a number of studios, skews a little older than "Diaries", Sharp said, adding that it could be a vehicle for a young female star along the lines of Hilary Duff.
Sharp also has optioned "Live From Cape Canaveral", a memoir about the Florida community of astronauts from Jay Barbree, the NBC News correspondent who has covered every manned space flight the U.S.
The new banner of indie producer Jeff Sharp ("Boys Don't Cry"), which is housed at and draws material from the News Corp. publisher, has optioned Cabot's "Queen of Babble" series. The series centers on a fashion-obsessed twentysomething American girl on a journey to London; the third volume, "Queen Babble Gets Hitched", is set to bow in the summer.
The project, which had been pursued by a number of studios, skews a little older than "Diaries", Sharp said, adding that it could be a vehicle for a young female star along the lines of Hilary Duff.
Sharp also has optioned "Live From Cape Canaveral", a memoir about the Florida community of astronauts from Jay Barbree, the NBC News correspondent who has covered every manned space flight the U.S.
- 1/18/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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