E-mail a friendMay 21, 2004
NBA legend-turned-author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar describes his new book about WWII's forgotten heroes. Actress Glenn Close explains how she likes to take risks in the roles she chooses.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Most know that hoops legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the kind of player that graces a sport once in a lifetime. What may be a surprise is that he's a student of history, his major at UCLA. As a child, he spent hours exploring Harlem's Schomburg Center. Inspired by a 1992 documentary, Abdul-Jabbar co-authored Brothers in Arms, the story of World War II's forgotten heroes - the 761st Tank Battalion, one of the first all-Black tank crews.
Glenn Close
Glenn Close
Glenn Close was 35 when she made her first film, The World According to Garp, and earned the first of three consecutive Oscar nods for her effort. One of the industry's most talented and interesting female stars, she won an Emmy for her performance in Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story, which she exec-produced. She also has three Tony Awards for her stage work. Close next stars in Showtime's, The Lion in Winter.