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Composer Marvin Hamlisch, who would have celebrated his 70th birthday June 2, won every major creative award possible during his lifetime.

20 things you might not know about the creator of the Muppets.

If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is – especially when fantastic quotes are concerned.

For more than 50 years, Jack Palance was one of Hollywood’s great character actors. Rarely the leading man, he still caught our attention with his striking looks and strong talent.

Virtually any American TV viewer alive in the 1970s or ’80s remembers Sorrell Booke as the greedy, corrupt, and still somehow lovable Boss Hogg on “The Dukes of Hazzard.”

Nelson Mandela lived a life that inspired the world. Here are 20 of our favorite facts about the great leader.

How much do you know about John F. Kennedy?

From handsome tough guy to great filmmaker: 10 facts about Burt Lancaster…

Anyone who follows tennis knows the name Roland Garros – it’s the stadium that hosts the French Open each year. But who was the real Roland Garros?

On the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, we remember its key organizer, Medal of Freedom winner Bayard Rustin.