Search for Missing Actor Julian Sands in California Mountains Continues

Julian Sands at the 76 Venice International Film Festival, Venice, Italy, Sept. 3, 2019. (Getty Images)
Julian Sands at the 76 Venice International Film Festival, Venice, Italy, Sept. 3, 2019. (Getty Images)
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Search for Missing Actor Julian Sands in California Mountains Continues

Julian Sands at the 76 Venice International Film Festival, Venice, Italy, Sept. 3, 2019. (Getty Images)
Julian Sands at the 76 Venice International Film Festival, Venice, Italy, Sept. 3, 2019. (Getty Images)

British actor Julian Sands has been missing for a week in the snowy California mountains, said the authorities, noting that the rescue operations have been hindered by weather conditions.

Sands, 65, known for his roles in “A Room with a View” and “Warlock”, went missing in the Baldy Bowl area, Mara Rodriguez, a spokesperson for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, told Agence France Press (AFP).

With an altitude of 3,068 meters, Mount San Antonio, known locally as Mount Baldy, is the highest peak in the San Gabriel mountains and a popular destination for fans of outdoor activities, but the storms that hit California recently with heavy rainfalls have made it treacherous.

The rescue teams started their search on Friday, but had to pause it on Saturday night fear of avalanches. “However, the search continues by helicopter and drones when the weather permits,” said Rodriguez.

“Additional ground searches will be scheduled when the weather improves, and it is safe for our rescue crews,” she added.

Sands, who was born in Yorkshire, in the north of England, is an experienced hiker.

In the early 1990s he hiked through the Andes mountain range, getting caught in a storm above 20,000 feet. In an interview with The Guardian newspaper in 2020, described himself as happiest “close to a mountain summit on a glorious cold morning.”

Last week, San Bernardino Sheriff's Department warned people on Twitter from the extreme weather conditions, and urged them, even experienced hikers, to steer clear of Mount Baldy because of the stormy wind and ice. Rescue teams have undergone 12 rescue operations in that region in the recent weeks. At least two people are known to have perished, with one woman sliding up to 200 meters down an icy slope.



AARP to Honor Glenn Close with Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award

Glenn Close attends the premiere of the Apple TV+ series "The New Look" on Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP)
Glenn Close attends the premiere of the Apple TV+ series "The New Look" on Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP)
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AARP to Honor Glenn Close with Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award

Glenn Close attends the premiere of the Apple TV+ series "The New Look" on Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP)
Glenn Close attends the premiere of the Apple TV+ series "The New Look" on Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP)

Glenn Close will be the next recipient of AARP The Magazine’s Movies for Grownups Awards career achievement honor.

The 77-year-old actor is known for films including "Fatal Attraction,101 Dalmatians" and "The Wife" over a career spanning nearly 50 years. She will receive the honor at the AARP’s annual Movies for Grownups Awards ceremony in January, the group announced Tuesday.

"I am so honored to receive the AARP Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award even though I feel like I’m still 35, if not younger," Close said in a statement. "I love making movies for grownups and everyone else, and I deeply appreciate the inspiration and support of the people I have worked with over 50 years. Thank you, AARP, for this great honor."

The AARP launched the Movies for Grownups initiative in 2002 to advocate for audiences over 50 years old and to fight ageism in Hollywood. The awards ceremony that celebrates movies "for grownups, by grownups" will be held in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 11, with Alan Cumming to host. The ceremony will be broadcast by "Great Performances" on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. Eastern on PBS.

Martha Boudreau, AARP's executive vice president and chief communications and marketing officer, said Close has made her mark in the industry with memorable performances and her consistent work as a septuagenarian.

"Glenn Close starred in ‘The Big Chill,’ the first blockbuster hit film about the Baby Boomer generation facing aging, and since then her career has shattered Hollywood’s outmoded, ageist stereotypes. Her steady successes exemplify what AARP’s Movies for Grownups program is all about," Boudreau said in a statement.

Close joins the company of several revered actors who have received the honor in past years, including Jamie Lee Curtis, George Clooney and Lily Tomlin.