Local woman holds fond memories of trailblazing member of Women's Army Corps unit
The recent film "The Six Triple Eight" follows a group of African American women in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, a unit charged with routing mail to soldiers overseas during World ...
Family of western Pennsylvania World War II soldier reunited with his helmet 80 years later
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It is a reunion 80 years in the making. During World War II, Earl L. McCorkle from Elizabeth, ...
Netflix’s tribute to WWII’s unsung Black women has ties to Georgia
Netflix's 'Six Triple Eight' tells the heroic true story of the only all-Black, all-female battalion in WWII, led by Tyler Perry and starring Kerry Washington.
WWII movie shares story of Dayton’s Charity Adams Earley
A piece of local history is getting national attention after receiving an Oscar nomination for best original song. At the end of 2024, Netflix released “The Six ...
Tony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
LONDON (AP) — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize ...
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British award-winning actor Dame Joan Plowright dies aged 95
Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who did much to revitalise the UK's theatre scene in the decades after World War II, has died aged 95 ... Maggie Smith and Eileen Atkins, Plowright won a ...