(AP) — Tom Clancy, the best-selling author of “The Hunt for Red October” and other wildly successful technological thrillers, has died. He was 66.

Penguin Group (USA) said Wednesday that Clancy died Tuesday in Baltimore. The publisher did not disclose a cause of death.

Clancy arrived on best-seller lists in 1984 with “The Hunt for Red October.” He sold the manuscript to the first publisher he tried, the Naval Institute Press, which had never bought original fiction.

A string of other hits soon followed, including “Red Storm Rising,” ”Patriot Games” and “Clear and Present Danger.”

Clancy had said his dream had been simply to publish a book, hopefully a good one, so that he would be in the Library of Congress catalog. Several of his books were later made into movies.

Playing Friday10/4

Screen #1
Runner Run…..4:00, 7:00, 9:30
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #2
Cloudy w/ Chance 3 3D….9:15
Cloudy w/ Chance 3 2D….4:15, 7:15
Screen #3
Gravity 3D….4:10, 7:10, 9:30
Screen #4
Mortal Ins…4:15, 7:10, 10:00
Screen #5
Prisoners….4:00, 7:05, 10:10
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #6
We’re The Millers…. 4:10, 7:10, 10:00
Rated R… Must ID

Playing Saturday10/5 & Sunday 10/6

Screen #1
Runner Run…..1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #2
Cloudy w/ Chance 3 3D….1:15, 9:15
Cloudy w/ Chance 3 2D….4:15, 7:15
Screen #3
Gravity 3D….1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 9:30
Screen #4
Mortal Ins…1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 10:00
Screen #5
Prisoners….12:45, 4:00, 7:05, 10:10
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #6
We’re The Millers…. 1:05, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00
Rated R… Must ID

Playing Monday10/7 & Thursday 10/10

Screen #1
Runner Run…..4:00, 7:00
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #2
Cloudy w/ Chance 3 2D….4:15, 7:15
Screen #3
Gravity 3D….4:10, 7:10
Screen #4
Mortal Ins…4:15, 7:10
Screen #5
Prisoners…. 4:00, 7:05
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #6
We’re The Millers…. 4:10, 7:10
Rated R… Must ID

Actress Jayne Meadows is 93
Actress Kathleen Nolan is 80
Actor Wilford Brimley is 79
Singer-guitarist Randy Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive is 70
Singer-actor Meat Loaf is 66
Actress Liz Torres is 66
Actor A Martinez (“LA Law,” ”Santa Barbara”) is 65
Singer-actor-director Shaun Cassidy is 55
Comedian Marc Maron (“Maron”) is 50
Singer-guitarist Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind is 49
Actor Patrick Muldoon (“Melrose Place”) is 45
Singer Mark Calderon of Color Me Badd is 43
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is 41
Singer Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down is 35
Bassist Grant Brandell of Underoath is 32
Actress Anna Camp (“The Mindy Project”) is 31
Rapper Lil’ Wayne is 31
Singer Avril Lavigne is 29.

On Sept. 27, 1954, “The Tonight Show” made its debut on NBC with host Steve Allen.

In 1964, the Beach Boys made their first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

In 1972, singer Rory Storme of Rory Storme and the Hurricanes killed himself in an apparent suicide pact with his mother. He reportedly couldn’t accept that his band didn’t enjoy the same success as other bands from the Liverpool scene.

In 1980, the Stray Cats were signed to Arista Records in Britain.

In 1986, bassist Cliff Burton of Metallica was killed when the band’s tour bus skidded off an icy road in Sweden. He was 24.

Also in 1986, The Beatles song “Twist and Shout” re-entered the pop charts after it was featured in the movies “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Back to School.” It eventually rose to No. 23.

In 1987, the variety show “Dolly,” starring Dolly Parton, premiered on ABC. It was canceled after one season.

In 1998, Phil Hartman’s voice was featured for the last time on “The Simpsons” as Troy McClure. Hartman was killed by his wife in a murder-suicide the previous May.

(AP) — The Lincoln Children’s Zoo and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission are inviting students to Sensory Safari 2013.

The event is scheduled to run at the zoo from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

The event is designed for students with disabilities. They will have the opportunity to touch, hear and smell at interpretative stations throughout the zoo.

The commission is offering transportation scholarships for schools wishing to take several students to the event. For more information contact Lindsay Rogers at 402-471-5581 or [email protected].

Actor Philip Bosco is 83
Actress Donna Douglas (“The Beverly Hillbillies”) is 81
Country singer David Frizzell is 72
Actor Kent McCord (“Adam 12”) is 71
“The Weakest Link” host Anne Robinson is 69
Singer Bryan Ferry is 68
Actress Mary Beth Hurt is 67
Country singer Lynn Anderson is 66
Singer Olivia Newton-John is 65
Singer-guitarist Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos is 59
Country singer Carlene Carter is 58
Actress Linda Hamilton is 57
Country singer Doug Supernaw is 53
Singer Cindy Herron of En Vogue is 52
Actress Melissa Sue Anderson (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 51
Singer Tracy Thorn of Everything But The Girl is 51
Actor Jim Caviezel (“The Passion of the Christ”) is 45
Singer Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men is 41
Singer and “The Voice” social media host Christina Milian is 32.

On Sept. 26, 1955, actress Debbie Reynolds married singer Eddie Fisher. They divorced in 1959.

In 1956, Elvis Presley’s hometown of Tupelo, Miss., declared “Elvis Presley Day.”

In 1957, “West Side Story” opened on Broadway.

In 1962, “The Beverly Hillbillies” premiered on CBS.

In 1964, “Gilligan’s Island” premiered on CBS.

Also in 1964, Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman” hit number one on the pop charts.

In 1969, The Beatles’ last studio album, “Abbey Road,” was released in the U.K.

In 1975, the movie version of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” made its premiere in Westwood, Calif.

In 1986, “Crocodile Dundee” opened in theaters nationwide.

In 1990, the Motion Picture Association of America announced the creation of the NC-17 rating, replacing the X rating for films with mature subject matter.

In 2003, singer Robert Palmer died of a heart attack in Paris. He was 54.

In 2007, music producer Phil Spector’s murder case ended in mistrial. He was accused of kiling actress Lana Clarkson in his home in 2003. He was convicted in his second trial.

The first production of the 2013/2014 Season at the North Platte Community Playhouse (NPCP), NOISES OFF, opens Saturday September 28^th.

NOISES OFF is the first of four main-stage productions at the Playhouse this season.

Called the funniest farce ever written, NOISES OFF presents a manic menagerie as a cast of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Doors slamming, on and backstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play.

The production is Directed by Clayton Hill.  Hill appeared in the NPCP production of MISTER ROBERTS and has years of acting and directing experience in his permanent home, Newport News, VA.

Hill said, “Noises Off is a British “bedroom farce”.  It contains all the elements which are common to almost every farce:  Many doors, through which actors enter and exit and breakneck speed, in the nick of time to not be seen be other actors; stock characters, mistaken identity, partial disrobement, silly plots, lots of physical humor and split second timing handling props.”

Performances are September 28 and 29 with additional performances on October 4, 5 and 6.  The Friday and both Saturday performances begin at 8:00pm with both Sunday performances beginning at 2:00pm.

Tickets are $15.00 for Adults and $8.00 for Students.  Season memberships are also available for $50.00.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.northplattecommunityplayhouse.com, at the Playhouse (301 E. 5^th) Monday-Friday 12:00pm-5:00pm, by calling (308) 532-8559 or at the door prior to any performance.

NOISES OFF is made possible, in part, by the support of the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment of the Arts, and is produced through a special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Playing FRIDAY 9/27 ONLY

Screen #1
Prisoners….4:00, 7:05, 10:10
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #2
Cloudy w/ Chance 2 2D….9:15
Cloudy w/ Chance 3 2D….4:00, 7:00
Screen #3
1 Direction 3D….4:30, 7:05, 9:45
Screen #4
We’re The Millers…. 4:10, 7:10, 10:00
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #5
Insidious 2…. 4:15, 7:15, 9:45
Screen #6
The Family….4:05, 7:10, 10:00
Rated R… Must ID

Playing SATURDAY 9/28 & SUNDAY 9/29

Screen #1
Prisoners….12:45, 4:00, 7:05, 10:10
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #2
Cloudy w/ Chance 2 2D…1:00, 9:15
Cloudy w/ Chance 3 2D….4:00, 7:00
Screen #3
1 Direction 3D….1:15, 4:30, 7:05, 9:45
Screen #4
We’re The Millers…. 1:05, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #5
Insidious 2…. 1:00, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45
Screen #6
The Family….1:15, 4:05, 7:10, 10:00
Rated R… Must ID

Playing Monday 9/30 – Thursday 10/3

Screen #1
Prisoners….4:00, 7:05
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #2
Cloudy w/ Chance 3 2D….4:00, 7:00
Screen #3
1 Direction 3D….4:30, 7:05
Screen #4
We’re The Millers…. 4:10, 7:10
Rated R… Must ID
Screen #5
Insidious 2…. 4:15, 7:15
Screen #6
The Family….4:05, 7:10
Rated R… Must ID

Actor-singer Herb Jeffries is 102
Actress Sheila MacRae is 92
Singer Sonny Turner of The Platters is 74
Singer Barbara Allbut of The Angels is 73
Singer Phyliss “Jiggs” Allbut of The Angels is 71
Singer Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers is 71
News anchor Lou Dobbs is 68
Actor Gordon Clapp (“NYPD Blue”) is 65
Actor Kevin Sorbo (“Hercules: Legendary Journeys”) is 55
Singer Cedric Dent of Take 6 is 51
Actress-writer Nia Vardalos (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) is 51
Drummer Marty Mitchell (Ricochet) is 44
Singer-guitarist Marty Cintron of No Mercy is 42
Guitarist Juan DeVevo of Casting Crowns is 38
Actor Erik Stocklin is 31
Actor Kyle Sullivan (“Malcolm in the Middle”) is 25.