FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1980
Date: 18 July 1980
Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, singer, screenwriter and producer. Her work includes both film and television, and her accolades include nominations for an Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2025, Time included her in their selection of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Bell began her acting career starring in stage productions, while attending the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. She made her Broadway stage debut as Becky Thatcher in the comedy musical The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (2001) and appeared in a Broadway revival of The Crucible (2002). She then appeared in the action film Spartan and received praise for her performance in the television drama film Gracie's Choice (both 2004).
Bell had her breakout performance as the title character in the television series Veronica Mars (2004–2007), a role she reprised in the 2014 spin-off film and the 2019 revival. She also starred as Elle Bishop in the superhero drama series Heroes (2007–2008), voiced the titular narrator in the teen drama series Gossip Girl (2007–2012) and its 2021 standalone sequel, and starred in the Showtime comedy series House of Lies (2012–2016). She received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her leading roles in the NBC comedy series The Good Place (2016–2020) and the Netflix romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This (2024); the latter also earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
During her time on Veronica Mars, Bell starred in the television musical film Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005) and the horror film Pulse (2006). She has since appeared in a number of comedy films, including Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), You Again (2010), The Boss (2016), Bad Moms (2016), and A Bad Moms Christmas (2017). She received further recognition for voicing Princess Anna in the Disney animated films Frozen (2013) and Frozen II (2019).
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Date: 19 July 1980
1-day wildcat strike by newspaper deliverers against Metropolitan News Company, provoked by dismissal of driver, prevents delivery of thousands of copies of NY Times and Wall Street Journal to newsstands and home subscribers in NYC; Times spokesman Leonard Harris says about 13% of normal press run failed to reach newsstands; Journal spokesman David Kemp reports about 12,000 copies of Journal were not delivered; lawyers for Times obtained temporary restraining order from Justice Albert P Williams; order bars further actions pending hearing; suit, which seeks 'damages exceeding $1 million,' contends that union violated its contract by defying arbitrator's interim order directing deliverers to handle prospective early morning edition of paper (S)
Date: 18 July 1980
By DOUGLAS E. KNEELAND
Douglas KNEELAND
Date: 19 July 1980
By DONALD JANSON Special to The New York Times
Donald Special
Justice Dept attorney John Jacobs says 10 targets of FBI's Abscam probe, some of them politicians, were not indicted; makes claim at pretrial hearing into charge of some defendants that news leaks have prejudiced case (M)