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Variety: Veteran stage and screen actress Augusta Dabney died February 4th in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. She was 89. Best known for her work in daytime soap operas, she played Isabelle Alden on LOVING for 12 years. She also appeared in GENERAL HOSPITAL, ANOTHER WORLD, AS THE WORLD TURNS, GUIDING LIGHT, ONE LIFE TO LIVE, LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING and THE DOCTORS. She met her second husband, actor William Prince, on YOUNG DOCTOR MALONE and he then starred opposite Dabney on four soaps.

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Defamer: BEST WEEK EVER is encouraging fans of FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS to show their support for the series by making use of the USPS. However, unlike sending packages filled with peanuts and Tabasco, BWE is not encouraging fans to appease the hungry suits in Burbank by sending them foodstuffs. Rather, they would like fans to mail in light bulbs with the words "Lights On" written on them.

Miami Herald: Does Hollywood ignore abortion issue?

Mail & Guardian Online: Soap star Ashley Callie, known for her role as Lee Haynes in ISIDINGO, will undergo surgery at Johannesburg General Hospital following an accident in Linden, it was reported on Saturday. "The accident took place at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Tana Road at about 10.30pm last night [Friday]," said Johannesburg metro police spokesperson Superintendent Wayne Minnaar.

Scotsman: The BBC was accused of "abandoning" children over 12 yesterday by failing to produce engaging programmes for teenagers. The veteran producer Phil Redmond, creator of GRANGE HILL and producer of BROOKSIDE and HOLLYOAKS, spoke out angrily after the school series was axed by the corporation 30 years after it first aired. "The announcement comes as no shock following BBC Children's decision early last year to abandon viewers over 12 and concentrate its focus on nine-year-olds."