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Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie Joyner-KerseeBorn: Mar. 3, 1962Track & Field 2-time world champion in both long jump (1987,91) and heptathlon (1987,93); won heptathlon gold medals at 1988 and '92 Olympics and LJ…

Jackie Robinson Biography

Jackie RobinsonBorn: Jan. 31, 1919Baseball 1B-2B-3B 4-sport athlete at UCLA (baseball, basketball, football and track); hit .387 with Kansas City Monarchs of Negro Leagues in 1945; signed by…

1953 Emmy Awards

Best Dramatic ProgramU.S. Steel Hour (ABC)Best Male Star of a Regular SeriesDonald O'Connor, Colgate Comedy HourBest Female Star of a Regular SeriesEve Arden, Our Miss BrooksBest Series…

Biographies: Selected Comedians

Selected Comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello See also Women Comediennes People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links American Film Institute's 100 Funniest Movies Movie…

1960 Tony Awards

PlayA Raisin in the SunMusicalsFiorello!The Sound of MusicActor—PlayMelvyn Douglas, The Best ManActress—PlayAnne Bancroft, The Miracle WorkerSupporting or Featured Actor—PlayRoddy McDowall,…

Annual Awards: Tennis Players, Sports

The ATP and WTA held their first annual joint Awards Gala at the Jackie Gleason Theatre in Miami Beach on March 19, 1997. The ceremonies were hosted by comedian Dennis Miller and raised over…

Jackie Chan's First Strike

Director: Stanley Tong Writers: Stanley Tong, Nick Tramontane, Greg Mellott and Elliot Tong Director of Photography: Jingle Ma Editors: Peter Cheung and Chi Wai Yau Music: J.…

Television Hall of Fame

Each year, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences inducts up to seven people or programs to the Television Hall of Fame. Here are the past…

decathlon

(Encyclopedia) decathlondecathlondĭkăthˈlŏn [key], in modern Olympic games, a contest for men held over two days and composed of 10 track-and-field events. It consists of the long jump; the high jump…

The Top 10 TV Shows of the Century

The Top 10 TV Shows of the Century Indeed, of the millennium! by Elissa Haney 10 Gunsmoke (1955-75)Gunsmoke has strong evidence to support its claim as America's favorite TV Western.…