This is the news for September 4 from Nan Dibble and Helpers' Network
Hotline for fans of Beauty and the Beast. To contact me by e-mail, post to
ndibble@fuse.net. To stop (or to begin) receiving updates as e-mail, notify
me at the above e-mail address. To reach me by phone (evenings/weekends),
call (513) 961-4813.The website is at http://home.fuse.net/helpnet.
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My comment, last week, on Linda Hamilton's underpublicized divorce from
James Cameron prompted a lot of helpful mail, including posts from Ben
Bock, Lucy Green, Cathy Whiting, Clairyce Gaston, Jackie Newman, and Sandie
Whited. Tom Witt sent the most definitive information:

"In your August 27 Helper's Hotline, you mentioned that you had never seen
anything in the news saying that Linda Hamilton and James Cameron were
actually divorced. Well, I recently finished reading a new biography of
James Cameron that was just published this spring. It's written by a
veteran Hollywood reporter named Marc Shapiro. According to the book, Linda
filed for divorce in Los Angeles on December 16, 1998. The divorce became
official in mid-1999, with Linda having primary custody of the couple's
daughter Josephine. Although it didn't get a lot of news coverage,
apparently Linda and James Cameron have been divorced since the middle of
last year. I hope this information is helpful."

And Ben Bock, Cathy Whiting, Jackie Newman, and Clairyce Gaston added the
information that on June 4, 2000, Cameron married his current paramour,
Suzy Amis. So I guess true love will somehow find a way..

I thank all these helpers who helped to set the record straight.
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More con pictures from Marina Broers, who says, "I have added some more
convention photos to the site (+/- 40) ... they are made by Sharon Laurents.

Just follow the link to the homepage
http://users.skynet.be/Marina-BATBpage/index.html. Then go to the 'what's
new' link : on this page you will find the link to Sharon's photos ...
enjoy!!!

All the photos are available as print too. (You will find a link to her
address on the con photo pages too.)
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Here' s news from Aurea Andino, chair of the NYC 2001 ConCom:

Once Upon A Time in NYC: A Homecoming, the Twelfth International Beauty and
the Beast Convention is now accepting registrations via our TOLL FREE
Convention Registration number 1-877-979-5500.

Please visit http://www.onceuponatimeinnyc.org/con2001.html, print it,
choose the events you want to attend and give me a call.

We accept, Visa Credit and Debit cards, MasterCard Credit and Debit cards,
and American Express. We can set up an installment arrangement so you may
pay your Con fees in 4 Installments. There is a one time $2.00 fee for
credit card processing by Runtime Chaos, Inc. and your card statement will
have a line item charge for Runtime Chaos. Don't be alarmed-that's your
convention registration.

If you get the answering machine, please leave your name, phone number, and
a convenient time to return your call.

Outside of the US, please email me your name and phone number and the
proper time to call you so you can give me your registration information by
phone.

Please pass this on to everyone who you think may be interested.

Aurea
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Jackie Newman posted to say that Aurea Andino "has donated the web space
for the Reading Chamber to have a permanent home! The volumes are all
settled in and the site is open to all who venture in. :-)  We've currently
got 135 stories on the site, and more arrive each week. The URL is
http://www.rtchaos.com/jnewman/index.html.

That's good news, Jackie, and thanks are due to Aurea for offering webspace
for this enjoyable collection of B&B fan fiction.
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Helper Judy Adams reports that, on Friday, September 1, Linda Hamilton's
episode of "Murder, She Wrote" was repeated on A&E twice. Thanks, Judy!
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Helper Kathy Battershell was kind enough to pass along some news of Beah
Richards, our dear Narcissa:

"Even though the Emmy's are next weekend, they gave out some awards last
Sun. This week on Entertainment Tonight on Mon (I tape and watch all at
once) they announced that Beah won best guest star role on a drama show on
"The Practice," an episode which repeated on Sunday, September 3, on ABC."

Congratulations to Beah, and thanks to Kathy for relaying this news.
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Here are the Sightings for this week:

Saturday, September 2
5:15 p Edward Albert in Guarding Tess (SHO)
1 a Beauty and the Beast (ODY)
2 a Severn Darden (Mr. Smythe, "When the Bluebird Sings") in Battle for the
Planet of the Apes (TNT)

Sunday, September 3
5 p Ron Perlman in Magnificent 7 (TNN)
11 p Beauty and the Beast (ODY)

Monday, September 4
1 a Beauty and the Beast (ODY)

Tuesday, September 5
1 a Beauty and the Beast (ODY)

Wednesday, September 6
2 p Piper Laurie (mother, "A Gentle Rain") in The Hustler (AMC)
10 p Ron Perlman in Magnificent 7 (TNN)
1 a Beauty and the Beast (ODY)

Thursday, September 7
1:30 p Linda Hamilton in Rescuers: Stories of Courage--Two Couples (SHO)
7 p Eric Pierpoint (gunman, "Masques") in Alien Nation: Dark Horizon (SCI)
1 a Beauty and the Beast (ODY)

Friday, September 8
1 a Beauty and the Beast (ODY)
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If it's news and has to do with Beauty and the Beast, please think of the
Hotline and relay. We're all in this together, keeping the dream of Beauty
and the Beast alive however we can. Beast wishes, be well, and goodbye.


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