De Niro becomes father for 7th time
Robert De Niro has welcomed another child. The 79-year-old is now the father of seven.
A representative for De Niro confirmed the birth Tuesday but said no other details or a statement was expected.
The Oscar winner is also a parent to Drena,
51, and Raphael, 46, from his first marriage; and twins, Julian and Aaron, 27; Elliot, 24; and Helen Grace, 11, from his second marriage.
At this time, De Niro is promoting the new comedy “About My
Father,” in theaters May 26.
De Niro is a two-time Oscar winner for his supporting role in “The Godfather: Part II” and for best actor in “Raging Bull.”
Hannah’s next novel due in February:
The next novel from million-selling author Kristin Hannah is a war story set in the 1960s.
St. Martin’s Press announced Tuesday that Hannah’s “The Women” will be published Feb. 6. The novel follows the life of young nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath, whose traditional upbringing is upended by the Vietnam War, her decision to volunteer and the bitter divisions it creates in the U.S.
“‘The Women’ is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm’s way to help others,” according to the publisher. “Women whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has all too often been forgotten.”
Hannah’s previous works include such bestsellers as “The Nightingale,” “The Great Alone” and “The Four Winds.”
Singer Bumbry dies:
Grace Bumbry, a pioneering mezzo-soprano who became the first Black singer to perform at Germany’s Bayreuth Festival during a career of more than three decades on the world’s top stages, has died at age 86.
Bumbry died Sunday at a Vienna hospital, according to her publicist, David Lee Brewer. Bumbry had a stroke Oct. 20, was treated at a New York hospital and returned to Vienna on Dec. 8. She had been in and out of facilities since, Brewer said Monday.
Singer Rita Lee dies:
Rita Lee Jones — Brazil’s million-selling “Queen of Rock” who gained an international following through her colorful and candid style and such hits as “Ovelha Negra,” “Mania de Voce” and “Now Only Missing You” — has died at age 75. Otherwise known as Rita Lee, she died at her Sao Paulo home Monday, according to a statement posted to her official Instagram account.
Her cause of death wasn’t immediately disclosed. After a career spanning six decades, she had retired from stage performances in the early 2010s in what she later attributed to physical frailty and was diagnosed in 2021 with lung cancer, though her son announced a year later that she had defeated the illness.
She was a singer and songwriter praised for her versatility, playing at least five instruments: drums, guitar, piano, harmonica and autoharp.