Kubrick's archives going to London arts school

Kubrick's archives goingto London arts school
LONDON -- The archives of Stanley Kubrick -- one of the most comprehensive collections of film production materials in the world -- will be housed at a London arts school beginning in the summer of 2006.
Boxes of scripts, research documents, correspondence, costumes, props, models and film equipment will be displayed at the University of the Arts' London College of Communication for public viewing and student research, the college announced Monday.
The London school was selected because Kubrick spent most of his life in Britain, said Kubrick's widow, Christiane Kubrick, who is a painter and an alumna of a branch of the university, St. Martin's School of Art.
Born in New York in 1928, Kubrick moved to England in 1961 and stayed in Britain until his death at 70 in 1999.
His films include "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," "2001: A Space Odyssey," "A Clockwork Orange" and "Barry Lyndon."
Envelope with song lyricsby Lennon to be auctioned
MONTREAL -- The envelope on which John Lennon handwrote the lyrics of "Give Peace a Chance" is going on the auction block.
The words to the song, which Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded in a Montreal hotel room during a 1969 "bed-in" for peace, are on both sides of the envelope.
Bonhams auction house, which re-enacted the event Monday at Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel, said it hopes to fetch at least $250,000 for the envelope at an auction in London next month.
Festival to celebrateunveiling of Lee statue
HONG KONG -- A weeklong festival will be held to celebrate the unveiling of a statue of Bruce Lee on Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars.
Lee's brother Robert Lee will preside over the Nov. 27 ceremony, Wong Yiu-keung, chairman of the Hong Kong-based Bruce Lee Club, said Monday.
The 6-foot-6-inch statue will feature the martial arts star with his torso bared and his hands spread in a fighting stance. The pose was selected in an online poll of Lee's fans.
Lee died of cerebral edema -- swelling of the brain -- on July 20, 1973. He was 32. His films include 1973's "Enter the Dragon," released after his death, and "Fists of Fury." The Nov. 25-Dec. 1 festival also will include a fan gathering, tours of Lee-related sites and free showings of his movies at the Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong's equivalent of Hollywood's Walk of Fame, Wong said. Lee would have been 65 on Nov. 27.
Today's birthdays
Actress Shelley Morrison ("Will and Grace") is 69. Actor Bob Hoskins is 63. Author Pat Conroy is 60. TV host Pat Sajak is 59. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., is 58. Actress Jaclyn Smith is 58.Actor James Pickens Jr. ("Grey's Anatomy") is 53. Rock musician Keith Strickland (The B-52's) is 52. Actor D.W. Moffett is 51. Actress Rita Wilson is 47. Actor Dylan McDermott is 44. Actor Cary Elwes is 43. Singer Natalie Merchant is 42. Country singer Keith Urban is 38. Actor Tom Cavanagh is 37. Singer Mark Barry (BBMak) is 27.