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Mar 17, 2017
Oleg Cassini and the Jackie Look
Celebrated fashion designer Oleg Cassini dressed decades of top Hollywood stars, from to Renee Zellweger, to Taylor Swift.
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Feb 9, 2017
Remembering Coretta Scott King (video)
When , an Alabama-born college student studying music in Boston, married in 1953, she knew she was signing up for a life of dedication to social justice. As her husband's partner and most trusted confidant, she supported his ceaseless work to try to end racial discrimination in the United States, and then carried forward his legacy upon his assassination in 1968. She spent the following decades speaking out for civil rights herself—for African Americans, and also for women and LGBT people, as well as for the oppressed Black citizens of apartheid-era South Africa.
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Jul 14, 2013
10 Facts About Gerald Ford
How well do you know former president (1913–2006)? Here are 10 facts about the 38th president of the United States.
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Mar 18, 2013
The Exciting Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett, born on this day in 1941, helped shape the sound of R&B with his energetic hits.
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Feb 3, 2013
Al Lewis as Grandpa Munster
Al Lewis didn't mind being typecast as the genial vampire Grandpa from The Munsters.
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Dec 1, 2012
A Lou Rawls Christmas
had "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game," once said. That velvety voice sounds good all year long, but never quite as wonderful as during the holidays.
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Aug 14, 2012
Bruno Kirby, Classic Sidekick
Bruno Kirby was rarely the star, but that didn't make him any less memorable.
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Jun 4, 2012
Freddy Fender's Songs of Love and Loss
(1937–2006) was one of the kings of Tejano music and a rare Mexican-American crossover success on the country music charts. His songs of love and loss struck a chord with listeners, even when they couldn’t understand all of the bilingual lyrics.
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May 7, 2012
Peter Benchley: Just When You Thought it Was Safe...
Later this month at the Cannes Film Festival, Steven Spielberg will present a restored version of his classic creature-feature, Jaws... and once again, it won't be safe to go back in the water.
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Apr 27, 2012
Coretta Scott King: 20 Facts
Coretta Scott King is remembered as the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a role she cherished. But she was much more than just a wife and widow.
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Apr 22, 2012
Four Decades of Aaron Spelling
For four decades, Aaron Spelling and television went hand in hand.
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Apr 11, 2012
Jump for June Pointer
June Pointer (1953–2006) was the youngest of the Pointer Sisters—and she was the first of the famous singing sisters to pass away.
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Nov 23, 2011
Anita O'Day: The Essence of Cool
On the fifth anniversary of Anita O’Day’s death, we look back on the career of this atypical “girl singer.”
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Nov 18, 2011
Bo Schembechler Stayed and Was Champion
Legendary Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler died five years ago today. We look at great moments in the career of one of the greatest to ever coach on the gridiron.
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Nov 9, 2011
Ed Bradley's Incisive Interviews
During his illustrious career, television journalist took home 19 Emmys and won numerous other awards such as the Peabody and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award—and for good reason.
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Feb 4, 2011
The Betty Friedan Mystique
Betty Friedan , author of the landmark The Feminine Mystique , died five years ago today on her 85th birthday. We took a look back at her life and the impact of her work.
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Jan 6, 2011
Syd Barrett Shines On
Syd Barrett, founding member of Pink Floyd, would have been 69 today. In honor of the influential musician's birthday, we revisit his life and legend.
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Sep 4, 2006
Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter
If there's anyone who truly lived their dream to the fullest, it's got to be Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin.
