Ron Howard Honors Real-Life 'Apollo 13' Hero After Death originally appeared on Parade. Legendary actor and director Ron Howard, 71, paid a heartfelt tribute to the real-life hero behind his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But the problem that drives the action in Apollo 13 was a real life-or-death turn of events for the three astronauts onboard. And ...

Tom Hanks paid touching tribute to "Apollo 13" astronaut Jim Lovell on Friday as news of the 97-year-old's death circulated online. The Oscar-winning actor starred in Ron Howard's Oscar-winning 1995 ...

Tom Hanks is honoring astronaut James Lovell, who died on Thursday, Aug. 7 at age 97. Lovell’s daughter-in-law confirmed the news to The New York Times. Hanks, 69, played Lovell in the 1995 movie ...

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CUSTOM ALERTS FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. HE’S A REAL LIFE HERO BEHIND ONE OF HOLLYWOOD’S MOST ICONIC STORIES. ASTRONAUT JAMES LOVELL HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 97. HE SERVED AS COMMANDER OF THE INFAMOUS ...

CHICAGO - Apollo 13 commander James Lovell, who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly engineering, has died. He was 97 years old. Apollo 13 commander James Lovell has died at ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (AP) — James Lovell, the commander ...

Tom Hanks as Jim Lovell in "Apollo 13" (Credit: Universal Pictures) Tom Hanks paid touching tribute to “Apollo 13” astronaut Jim Lovell on Friday as news of the 97-year-old’s death circulated online.