Television and radio pioneer Jack Paar has been called the most imitated personality in broadcasting. He virtually created the late-night talk show format.
Nov 21st, 2006 | 2 comments | 265 Views
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Jack Paar: About Jack Paar
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Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Known to all simply as Lucy, Ball portrayed a scatterbrained housewife with the ability to turn simple chores into unparalleled fiascoes.
Sep 21st, 2006 | 53 comments | 27,235 Views
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Charlie Chaplin: About the Actor
From "Easy Street" to "Modern Times," Charlie Chaplin made many of the funniest and most popular films of his time.
Aug 28th, 2006 | 56 comments | 43,776 Views
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Paul Robeson: About the Actor
Paul Robeson's immense talents made him a revered man of his time, yet his radical political beliefs all but erased him from popular history.
Aug 26th, 2006 | 95 comments | 44,765 Views
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Walter Cronkite: About Walter Cronkite
He was the man who told us that President Kennedy had been shot, the man who told us that we had put a man on the moon, and the man who told us that we couldn't win the Vietnam War.
Jul 26th, 2006 | 16 comments | 13,122 Views
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Marilyn Monroe: Still Life
Marilyn Monroe was a minor American actress, but a colossal American icon.
Jul 19th, 2006 | 29 comments | 20,180 Views
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Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Gene Kelly revived the movie musical and redefined dance on screen, bringing with him an inspired sensibility and an original vitality.
Jun 8th, 2006 | 29 comments | 26,751 Views
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John Ford and John Wayne: Pappy and the Duke
Ford and Wayne, a friendship and professional collaboration that spanned 50 years, changed each others' lives, the movies, and the way America saw itself.
May 10th, 2006 | 2 comments | 2,568 Views
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Mort Sahl: About Mort Sahl
In his trademark V-neck sweater, with the day’s newspaper tucked under his arm, Mort Sahl has satirized -- and entertained -- presidents from Eisenhower to Clinton.
Mar 19th, 2006 | 1 comment | 271 Views
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