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| Born | July 10, 1942 |
| Hometown | Detroit, Michigan, United States of America |
| Children | Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy , Eva Rodriguez , Regan Rodriguez |
| Parents | Ramon Rodriguez , Maria Rodriguez |
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Virtually Famous: Beverly Glenn-Copeland
- Beverly Glenn-Copeland emergence in his mid-seventies should give hope to late bloomers everywhere.As with other musicians who were discovered late — Vashti Bunyan, Linda Perhacs and Sixto Rodriguez for example — the songs sound even more precious because they’re being heard so far from their creation. Glenn-Copeland, a trans man who has spent much of the past few decades writing music for children’s television such as Sesame Street, made a self-titled album of intricate, stunningly beautiful folk in 1970 and went on to experiment with ambient electronica on 1986’s Keyboard Fantasies.
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Jay Rodriguez cleared of racially abusing Brighton defender Gaetan Bong
Jay Rodriguez has been cleared of racially abusing Brighton & Hove Albion defender Gaetan Bong. Rodriguez was charged in January with using racist language towards Bong after the players became involved in a heated altercation during a Premier League match at the Hawthorns. West Brom published a statement immediately after Rodriguez was cleared, welcoming the verdict.
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'Searching for Sugar Man' director commits suicide aged 36
By Niklas Pollard and Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish film director Malik Bendjelloul, whose documentary \"Searching for Sugar Man\" won an Oscar last year, has killed himself, his family said, triggering tributes for a man who \"chased the world for stories to tell.\" He was 36. Police said Bendjelloul died late Tuesday in the Stockholm area. \"I can confirm my brother has taken his own life,\" Johar Bendjelloul said in a text message to Reuters. \"Searching for Sugar Man,\" struct
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Oscar Winner Malik Bendjelloul Commits Suicide
The Oscar winning documentary maker Malik Bendjelloul has committed suicide at the age of 36, his brother has said. His brother Johar Bendjelloul told the Swedish daily Aftonbladet he had been struggling with depression and took his own life. The music documentary that saw Bendjelloul rise to fame told the story of the American singer Sixto Rodriguez, who had no idea he had become a huge star in South Africa. It won the Oscar for best documentary in 2013 and also earned Bendjelloul a BAFTA.
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'Searching for Sugar Man' director Malik Bendjelloul dies at age 36
By Niklas Pollard STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Malik Bendjelloul, the director of Oscar-winning documentary \"Searching for Sugar Man,\" died on Tuesday evening in the Stockholm area, police said. Stockholm police declined to provide any further details about Bendjelloul's death. \"What I can say is that there are no suspicions any crime was involved,\" Stockholm police duty officer Pia Glenvik said. Bendjelloul won an Oscar in 2013 as a first-time filmmaker for \"Searching for Sugar Man.\" The film fo
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'Searching For Sugar Man' - On BBC4 Tonight, Following Director Malik Bendjelloul's Suicide At 36
It is with a heavy heart that I'll be sitting down tonight to watch 'Searching For Sugar Man', the Oscar-winning documentary that captured the collective imagination when it was first screened two years ago. When I met him in Sheffield, he was vibrant with enthusiasm, and the satisfaction that must have come from knowing he had created a memorable gem with this, his very first feature film. Rodriguez, in turn, was quiet, completely unassuming and ready to give his young Swedish director all th
