To Kill a Mockingbird News

In a world where most "hot reads" are past fancies within five years of their release, people still ponder Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" and its protagonist, Atticus Finch, 50 years later.

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There will again be a pause in my blog as I go on another unpaid furlough next week.

Racial tensions of the 1930s Deep South are the focus with Frostburg State University's Cultural Events Series presentation of the play based on Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee, "To Kill a Mockingbird," on Nov.

Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - people of the past month.

In 2003, the American Film Institute ranked Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of the 20th Century.

A 70-year-old grandfather has died after the motorcycle he was driving slid off a South Carolina road and hit a sign.

For more than a month, valley readers participating in The Big Read have been discussing, examining, and experiencing in various forms "To Kill a Mockingbird." In the process, Harper Lee's classic 1960 story has inspired conversation and reflections on racism and justice, childhood and innocence, tolerance and community, and the virtues and flaws ...

A space exploration scientist accused of attempted espionage is scheduled to appear in court to learn whether he will have to stay behind bars while he awaits trial.

Guests filled the Vienna Public Library Tuesday evening to see Mary Badham, the child actress who played the role of Scout in the beloved 1962 film, "To Kill A Mockingbird." As part of The Big Read program of the Mid-Ohio Valley, Badham is touring area libraries to speak about the book's message of compassion and her experience as the youngest best ...

Gregory Peck, left, portrays Atticus Finch and Brock Peters portrays Tom Robinson in the 1962 Universal film release "To Kill A Mockingbird." The film, directed by Robert Mulligan, will be shown today at 10 a.m. at the Temple Theatre, 2320 Eighth St., for students in grades 9-12, and again for the general public at 7 p.m. Tonight's admission is $5 ...

Mary Badham, who portrayed Scout in the film "To Kill a Mockingbird," will be at Epworth United Methodist Church on North Church Street across from the Jackson County Library 6 p.m. Monday.

An Argentine diva is accused of creating a drama of operatic proportions at a Manhattan cafe.

Actress Collin Wilcox-Paxton, who portrayed the false accuser in the movie classic "To Kill a Mockingbird," died of brain cancer just months after the diagnosis.

Collin Wilcox , actress in the 1962 movie, " To Kill a Mockingbird" succumbed to brain cancer on October 14.

Actress Collin Wilcox-Paxton, who portrayed the false accuser in the movie classic "To Kill a Mockingbird," died of brain cancer just months after the diagnosis.

Collin Wilcox Paxton, best known for playing Mayella Violet Ewell, the woman who accused a black man of raping her in the classic 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird," died on October 14th of brain cancer.

News of the death of Collin Wilcox Paxton of brain cancer at age 74 was just announced.

The Depression-era classic "To Kill a Mockingbird" is set for Sunday at the Heymann Center on South College as part of PASA's new season.

PASA hosts a traveling theatrical version of To Kill a Mockingbird Sunday at the Heymann Performing Arts Center while Lafayette reads the best-selling novel by Harper Lee as part of Acadiana's 'Big Read.' To glimpse into the history of the Pulitzer Prize-winning tale and its legendary author, travel to Monroeville, Ala., where you can enter the ...