WALKOUTS

At press time, 500 of Hollywood's casting directors and associates were expected to announce Jan. 26 that they may join the Teamsters Local 399 in L.A. and 817 in NYC. The group is threatening a walkout if demands to the alliance of motion picture and television producers for health and pension benefits are not met.

DEATHS

Lamont Bentley ( Moesha), 31, died when he apparently drove his car off the freeway, Jan. 19, near Simi Valley, Calif. Officials say that there were no indications of drugs or alcohol; a complete report is pending.... Author Elizabeth Janeway (Daisy Kenyon), 91, who wrote several successful novels, beginning in the 1940s, before switching to nonfiction in the '70s, Jan. 15, in Rye, N.Y.

Originally posted Jan 31, 2005 Published in issue #804-805 Feb 04, 2005 Order article reprints
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