NAMES & FACES

Kidman, Urban Tie the Knot

With some onlookers climbing trees to catch a glimpse, Nicole Kidman married country music star Keith Urban yesterday in a Roman Catholic ceremony at a cliff-top Australian chapel attended by close family members and high-profile celebrities.

The beaming Oscar-winning actress, accompanied by her father, Anthony, arrived at the site in a cream Rolls-Royce limousine after being driven from her harborside mansion across the Sydney Harbor Bridge with media helicopters in pursuit.

Isabella Cruise, Kidman's 13-year-old daughter with ex-husband Tom Cruise, and the bride's sister Antonia Kidman served as bridesmaids, while Urban reportedly was attended by his brother Shane and friend Marlon Holden .

Among the more than 230 guests attending were Australian movie stars Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Naomi Watts and media magnate Rupert Murdoch. The marriage is the first for Urban, 38, and the second for Kidman, 39, whose 10-year marriage to Cruise ended in 2001. Kidman won an Oscar for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in 2002's "The Hours" and Urban won this year's Grammy for best male vocalist.

Tupelo Beckons Elvis's No. 1 Fan

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's upcoming trip to Graceland on Friday with President Bush -- the first trip to the Elvis Presley homestead by a sitting U.S. president -- now has tourism officials from the King's Tupelo, Miss., birthplace looking for a piece of the action.

Officials of Tupelo's Convention and Visitors Bureau say they're awaiting word on a proposed visit to the northeast Mississippi city to follow the trip to Memphis. The Graceland trip will be the first for Koizumi, 64, who not only sports a Presley-like hairdo but shares a birthday (Jan. 8) with the King, has sung Presley songs poolside in Crawford, Tex., released a 2001 album called "Junichiro Koizumi Presents: My Favorite Elvis Songs" and helped get a bronze statue of Elvis set up in Tokyo.

Spector Trial Set for January

The trial of Phil Spector, the legendary pop music producer charged in the shooting death of B-movie actress Lana Clarkson, will begin in January, a judge in the case ruled Friday.

The 66-year-old Spector, who has pleaded not guilty to a single count of murder in the case and is free on $1 million bond, did not attend the hearing before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler .

Best known for his work with the Beatles and his signature "Wall of Sound" recording technique, Spector is accused of killing Clarkson in his house in February 2003. An autopsy report concluded that Clarkson, who appeared in "Barbarian Queen" and "Amazon Women on the Moon," died after a revolver was placed in her mouth and fired. Spector's lawyers are expected to argue that Clarkson killed herself.

End Notes

? The 17,000-square-foot French-style Florida Gulf Coast mansion belonging to wrestling star Hulk Hogan can be yours for $25 million, a real estate agent says. The 52-year-old star of a cable TV reality series reportedly moved into a $12 million Miami Beach home last month.

? A new novel from reclusive writer Thomas Pynchon is scheduled for December release, a representative for the writer's publishing company told the Los Angeles Times. Pynchon's last book was "Mason & Dixon," published in 1997.

-- Compiled by Christian Hettinger from staff and wire reports