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Move over, Lady Gaga. Our favorite 96-year-old is looking to dominate the music charts.

Last week, Fred Stobaugh melted hearts across the world when a song he wrote for his late wife went viral.

His lyrics to 'Oh Sweet Lorraine,' were originally entered into a singer-songwriter contest at Green Shoes Studios in Illinois. An employee, Jacob Colgan, surprised Stobaugh by putting the words to music. And now, the song is topping the charts.

By Friday, 'Oh Sweet Lorraine' was number seven on U.S. iTunes, alongside names like Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Miley Cyrus, BBC News reported.

The song also entered Billboard's Rock Digital Songs sales chart at No. 49 with 6,000 downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Today, 'Oh Sweet Lorraine' is holding steady at number 31 on iTunes. The original YouTube clip, however, that introduced Stobaugh to the world, has jumped to nearly 3 million views.

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One of YouTube's most recent viral hits is also one of the most touching videos you will ever see. Green Shoe Studios' 'A Letter From Fred', which has been viewed more than two million times since its release, chronicles the life of 96 year old Fred Stobaugh, his 73 year marriage to his deceased wife Lorraine, and the touching love song he wrote after her death. As the video recounts, Stobaugh responded to a singer/songwriter contest by mailing Green Shoes the lyrics to 'Oh Sweet Lorraine', a mournful ballad about the memories his wife has left behind. The recording studio was so touched by his story that it decided to put together a version of his song, even though it didn't fit within the parameters of the contest. The resulting song was uploaded to YouTube as part of a mini-doc about Stobaugh's life. As many people have noted, the song itself is not that exciting,...

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For Tatum O'Neal, most famous for winning an Oscar at the ripe old age of 10, things just keep getting sweeter. Sure, she has a role on FX's great drama (and Reject HQ favorite) Rescue Me. Adding to her indie cred (she just finished shooting The Runaways with Twilight princess Kristen Stewart and all-around princess Dakota Fanning), O'Neal has just landed the title role in an new indie drama called Sweet Lorraine. According to The Hollywood Reporter, O'Neal will play a former NYC scene-queen that moves to New Jersey. Sounds like a reverse Meadow Soprano to me. Except that, apparently, this "sweet" Lorraine gets all muddled up in some cutthroat New Jersey municipality's political scene, because her ex-boyfriend runs for mayor. Or something. I don't know, you had me at Tatum O'Neal. And the word Lorraine. And now I'm hungry for some quiche.

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Tatum O'Neal has been cast in the title role of the indie drama "Sweet Lorraine."

O'Neal will play a former queen of the New York underground scene who, after moving to small-town New Jersey, gets caught up in local politics when her ex-lover becomes the mayor.

The actress, repped by Apa and Untitled Entertainment, recently completed shooting the indie feature "The Runaways," opposite Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning. She also has a recurring role on the FX series "Rescue Me."

O'Neal has appeared in "My Brother," "Little Darlings" and "Paper Moon," for which she received a best supporting actress Oscar at age 10.