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Actress and pin-up girl Farrah Fawcett was the star of an auction of celebrity memorabilia in Dallas on Thursday as a shiny red swimsuit she wore for a magazine shoot and 64 other personal items brought in nearly $200,000.

The long race to the Academy Awards is especially steep this year and it's no surprise that an ample list of notables were left empty-handed in the 71st annual Golden Globe nominations on Thursday.

Ian McKellen talks about his new plays on Broadway Waiting for Godot and No Man's Land, and The Hobbit Orlando Bloom explains film versus theater, what he's looking forward to this season, talks "The Hobbit" and starring in "Romeo and Juilet" on Broadway.

"How the Grinch Stole Christmas," 8:30 p.m., Cartoon. One of Hollywood's greatest half-hours is working its way through the cable and TV world.

This July 28, 2008 file photo shows actress Estelle Parsons during an interview at her home in New York.

A publicist for the couple announced the breakup Thursday in a statement that said the separation was "jointly decided" and that "primary focus and concern is for their son."

British director Steve McQueen at the premiere of his film 12 Years A Slave which has been nominated at the Golden Globes.

Every now and then it still happens. Someone will stare at Scott Ditty, a local high school coach and teacher, and ask, "Do I know you? You look familiar."

The competition is coming down to the wire on Survivor: Blood Versus Water. Local contestant, Monica Culpepper, has toughed it out this far, and she is not going down easy.

"Modern Family," 9 p.m., ABC. On the night before Christmas, chaos persists in funny ways.

Sierra Boggess, Broadway's high-flying soprano ingenue du jour, had exited the stage moments ago and the lounge within 54 Below was buzzing with electricity.

Steve McQueen's historic saga "12 Years a Slave" topped the nominations list for the 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Wednesday, cementing it as a solid Academy Awards prospect with four nominations.

Is there any woman more hated amongst soap fans than Jill Farren Phelps ? I think we would all agree that the answer to that is a very loud no.

LOS ANGELES _ "12 Years a Slave" and " Lee Daniels' The Butler" earned a total of seven nominations Wednesday for the 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards, solidifying their status as front-runners as the road to Oscar gold begins in earnest.

SPORTING a rather impressive beard Paul Michael Glaser has been recognised less frequently for his most famous role as Starsky while he has been touring the UK with Fiddler on the Roof.

David Strecker is a skinny former softball pitcher who lives in a modest Key West duplex and maintains a healthy head of fine, sandy-colored hair.

Martin Freeman didn't just hang out with the dwarves while making the “Hobbit” movies.

It may not be blessed with the slick production values or flashy star power of "House of Cards."

Linda Lavin will find herself in a familiar place this spring - in a Nicky Silver play, being directed by Mark Brokaw at the Vineyard Theatre.

"The Invention of Wings," by Sue Monk Kidd, will be released in January 2014. Oprah Winfrey has chosen the book as her latest book club selection.