Names and faces

■ U2 singer Bono said his ever-present sunglasses aren’t a rock-star affectation — he has suffered from glaucoma for 20 years. The condition — a buildup of pressure that can damage the optic nerve — can make the eyes sensitive to light. Bono said on the BBC’s Graham Nor

ton Show that he had the condition, adding, “I have good treatments, and I am going to be fine.” He said people would now think of him as “poor old blind Bono.” Bono also acknowledged that some people had been annoyed when U2’s new album,

Songs of Innocence, was sent unsolicited to millions of people with iTunes accounts.

■ British royalty has met acting aristocracy, as Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II bestowed an honor on

Maggie Smith during a ceremony at Windsor Castle. Smith, who plays the imperious Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey, was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honor on Friday in recognition of her six decades in theater, cinema and television. The award is limited to 65 living people “of distinction.” Other members include physicist Stephen Hawking, actor Ian McKellen and artist David Hockney. The 79-year-old actress has won Academy Awards for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and California Suite. She is currently filming The Lady

in the Van.

■ The King County, Wash., medical examiner has confirmed that a body found in a ravine in the Seattle suburb of Auburn is that of missing actress Misty

Upham, known for her

roles in August: Osage County, Frozen River and Django Unchained. In a statement, the medical examiner’s office said Friday that the 32-year-old woman died Oct. 5. That’s the day Upham’s family told police that the American Indian actress was suicidal. Relatives reported her missing the next day. The cause of death was not released. Auburn police spokesman Steve Stocker said the body was found Thursday near the White River. Items with Upham’s name on them were found nearby. He said there was no evidence of foul play. A family friend found the body while a group of friends and relatives were searching in the area.

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