For the record - March 2, 2011
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Suze Rotolo: In the March 1 LATExtra section, a headline on the obituary for Suze Rotolo, Bob Dylan’s former girlfriend in the early 1960s, said she died in 2010. Rotolo died Feb. 25, 2011.
Oscar campaigns: A Feb. 27 article in Section A about long Oscar campaigns said that actress Melissa Leo had so many promotional commitments related to the film “The Fighter” that the producers of HBO’s “Treme,” in which she also has a role, cut her out of scenes. David Simon, the show’s executive producer, said that the show’s shooting schedule had to be rearranged due to Leo’s publicity schedule but that she was not cut out of any scenes because of her promotional conflicts.
Jane Russell: In Section A on March 1, Jane Russell’s obituary and an accompanying caption said Russell and Marilyn Monroe performed “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” together in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” In fact, Russell and Monroe each performed the song separately in the film.
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