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Bill Shoemaker

Bill ShoemakerBorn: Aug. 19, 1931Jockey ranks second all-time in career wins with 8,833 (passed by Laffit Pincay Jr. in Dec. 1999); 3-time Eclipse Award winner as jockey (1981) and special…

Biographies: Other Selected Athletes

Other Selected Athletes Lance Armstrong winning the 1999 Tour de France See also Lance Armstrong Notable Summer Olympians, A-Z Notable Winter Olympics Biographies, A-Z People…

Holy Man

Director:Stephen HerekWriter:Tom SchulmanTouchstone Pictures; PG; 113 minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Robert Loggia, Jon Cryer and Eric McCormack Holy cow…

Vince Vaughn Biography

Vince Vaughn actorBorn: 3/28/1970Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota Vaughn had roles in Rudy (1993) and At Risk (1994) before making his breakthrough in Swingers (1996). That performance…

Audie Murphy Biography

Audie Murphyactor, country songwriterBorn: 6/20/1924Birthplace: Kingston, Texas Film actor and country songwriter whose best-selling autobiography, To Hell and Back, helped launch his film…

Leon Edel Biography

Leon Edelbiographer, educatorBorn: 9/9/1907Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A professor of English and American literature at New York University from 1966 to 1972, he won the Pulitzer…

Paul Verhoeven Biography

Paul VerhoevendirectorBorn: 7/18/1938Birthplace: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Verhoeven began his career making documentaries for the Netherlands navy. He soon gained success in directing for…

Joey Maxim 2001 Deaths

Joey MaximAge: 79 Hall of Fame boxer and former light heavyweight champion who outlasted Sugar Ray Robinson in a sweltering title fight at Yankee Stadium in 1952; real name was Giuseppe…

Buddy Ebsen

Buddy Ebsen(Christian Ebsen, Jr.)actorBorn: 4/2/1908Birthplace: Belleville, Illinois Actor best known for his roles in two popular TV series, The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–71) and Barnaby…

Debbie Reynolds Biography

Debbie Reynolds(Mary Frances Reynolds)singer, dancer, actressBorn: 4/1/1932Birthplace: El Paso, Texas Singer, dancer and actress known for her tireless energy and pertness. Her films include Singin'…