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Robert Barr / Associated Press London— Composer John Barry, who won five Oscars for his film work but was best known for his contributions to a dozen James Bond movies, has died. He was 77. Barry died in New York on Sunday, his family said. The English-born composer won two Oscars, for the score and the song, for "Born Free" in 1966, and he earned single statuettes for "The Lion Winter" (1968), "Out of Africa" (1985) and "Dances with Wolves" (1990). He was also nominated for his scores for "Mary, Queen of Scots" in 1971 and "Chaplin" in 1992. His association with Agent 007 began controversially with "Dr. No" in 1962, although his contribution was not credited. He wrote music for a dozen Bond films in all. Monty Norman, who was credited as the composer for "Dr. No," sued the Sunday Times in 2001 for reporting that Barry had been called in to help after Norman's inspiration faltered. Norman won...

LOS ANGELES — In the span of about two weeks, "The King’s Speech" has gone from Oscar underdog to front-runner. The World War II-era British drama took the Screen Actors Guild’s top honor Sunday evening at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, winning the movie ensemble acting award and essentially completing the trifecta of top Hollywood guild honors; its director, Tom Hooper, captured the top Directors Guild of America award on Saturday night, and last weekend the movie walked away with the Producers Guild title. The movie about King George VI and his stammer is now riding a wave of momentum with just four weeks to go before the Academy Awards, stealing thunder from "The Social Network." That movie, about the founding of Facebook, had been seen as the leading best picture Oscar contender after receiving the National Board of Review’s top prize in December, largely sweeping the nation’s main film critics awards, and taking home a best picture statue at the Golden...