Names Archive
Names is a column by the Globe's Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein that focuses on names and faces in the local spotlight.
Shooting straight about his G-Man dad
“At one time, my father was one of the 10 most famous men in the world,’’ says Alston Purvis , chairman of the graphic design department at Boston University. “All the movie stars wanted to date him and he was good friends with Clark Gable .’’ The professor was dishing yesterday about his dad, Melvin Purvis , the famed FBI ...
Poison's Michaels gets up close and personal
It takes all kinds, as they say, and most of them were at the Hard Rock Cafe Tuesday, crowding the front of the stage to get a glimpse of Poison singer Bret Michaels .
Author unedited
Local author Alice Hoffman , best known for film-adapted novel “Practical Magic,’’ has taken down the angry Twitter posts she wrote about a Globe freelance critic who recently reviewed her new book, “The Story Sisters,’’ less favorably than Hoffman (inset) would have liked. Hoffman called critic Roberta Silman a “moron’’ and said, via Twitter, “Now any idiot can be a ...
Henry-Pizzuti ceremony a hit
John Henry and Linda Pizzuti ’s much-ballyhooed wedding went off without a hitch Saturday night. As we told you yesterday, the couple were wed on Henry’s yacht in the afternoon and then partied with about 400 guests - including actor Larry David - at Fenway Park until 1 a.m. (When’s the last time you went to a wedding that had ...
Karaoke takes to the street
Dozens of folks showed up at Downtown Crossing yesterday for the Limelight Karaoke Contest, where judges Tonya Mezrich , Limelight owner Marti Speranza , and the Mandarin Oriental’s Edwina Kluender picked a couple of winners to represent Massachusetts at the national championships. Crowned king and queen of karaoke were Zach Williams and a woman named Tatum Harvey .
A whale of a fashion show
The sun came out just in time for Boldfacers gal Lisa Pierpont to emcee a fashion show at the New England Aquarium’s outdoor restaurant the Reef last night. Not surprisingly, the Aquarium went for a blue carpet for VIPs (as opposed to a red one). Fashion came courtesy of Boston’s Sun Spot in Faneuil Hall.
A grand night at the Garden
There were legends aplenty at the Tradition, last night’s fund-raiser for the Sports Museum at the TD Banknorth Garden. Award recipients included former Sox pitcher Curt Schilling , ex-Pat Troy Brown , figure skater Nancy Kerrigan , Celtic great Sam Jones , former Bruin Ken Hodge , and hockey coaches Jack Parker and Jerry York .
A fine day with Dad
Tom Brady wore a big smile on Father's Day as he watched son John play. The QB and cutie were in sunny California, where they were joined by Brady's wife, Gisele Bundchen , who's just back from a fashion show in Brazil. (Brady picked up Gi at the airport.) When John gets a little older, he’ll discover daddy plays football, ...
High hopes all around
Patti LaBelle headlined Singing for a Cure, a Saturday night benefit for the Joslin Diabetes Center’s High Hopes Fund. LaBelle, who has diabetes and has written a few cookbooks for people with the disease, spent time backstage at Jordan Hall schmoozing with Ray Allen and his wife, Shannon , who also work closely with the cause. As you can see, ...
Cruise, Diaz, and more may be heading to Hub
Hollywood’s infatuation with the Hub is getting serious. Very serious. A slew of screen idols are about to descend on Boston to shoot new movies, including, we’re told, Tom Cruise . That’s right, the world’s most famous movie star is in serious talks to shoot his latest flick here starting in September.
Business and pleasure
The Affleck boys are staying busy this summer. While Ben has been hanging around Boston (he’s prepping now to direct and star in the movie version of Chuck Hogan ’s Charlestown crime drama “The Prince of Thieves’’), kid brother Casey is in Oklahoma City wearing a cowboy hat and dark blue suit. The younger Affleck is shooting the lead in ...
Lester caps rally at Marshfield school
Sox pitcher Jon Lester paid a visit to Furnace Brook Middle School in Marshfield yesterday as part of Rally Against Cancer Day. Furnace Brook was the top fund-raising school, raising $21,269 to support adult and pediatric cancer research and care at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
A great day for golf and raising money
Actor Michael J. Fox was the center of attention at yesterday's Cam Neely Invitational at the Charles River Country Club in Newton. The golf tourney, in which chefs Michael Schlow and Ming Tsai also took part, was a benefit for the Cam Neely Foundation's Michael Neely Center for Brain Tumor Care and Research at Tufts Medical Center. . . . ...
'Idol' hopefuls play Foxborough
Ryan Seacrest graced us with his presence, albeit briefly, at yesterday's local "American Idol" audition, which brought about 7,000 wannabe pop stars to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. At a mini press conference held in the bowels of the sports complex, Seacrest told reporters that he didn't mind the rainy day. Apparently, says Seacrest, bad weather keeps folks away who aren't ...
An evening of 'Legends'
The Museum of African American History paid tribute to a few deserving folks, handing out its Living Legends Awards this week. Honored at Wednesday's ceremony at the University of Massachusetts-Boston were Governor Deval Patrick , John Hancock's Carol Fulp , Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree , Solomont Bailis Ventures CEO Alan Solomont , and the Tuskegee Airmen, New England Region.
RFK and adviser honored
Joe Kennedy III honored the legacy of his late grandfather Robert F. Kennedy and one of the senator's closest advisers, John Seigenthaler Sr. , at the JFK Library last night. Kennedy, who just graduated from Harvard Law, spoke at the annual Robert F. Kennedy Children's Action Corps' Embracing the Legacy award celebration. Former state Democratic Party boss Philip Johnston , ...
All aces
Tim Wakefield , Jason Varitek , and several of their Sox teammates used their off day to raise serious dough for the Pitching in for Kids Foundation, which benefits hospitalized children and their families in New England. The gang gathered last night for a hand or two of high-stakes poker at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, where a slew of other celebs ...
Pomp, circumstance and a bit of jazz
Wynton Marsalis got an honorary degree at Harvard's commencement yesterday and then, with president Drew Gilpin Faust standing beside him, the jazz trumpeter played "When the Saints Go Marching In."
John Henry wedding photo released
It took awhile, but a wedding photo of Sox owner John Henry and new bride Linda Pizzuti was finally released today, one week after...
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