After a short-lived CBS sitcom (1965-66), the duo scored a success in the late '60s with “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” despite frequent battles with CBS censors over their jokes about sex, drugs, religion and the Vietnam War. “When the Smothers Brothers came on the air we ...
It was one of many examples of Redstone engaging in fierce corporate battles to dominate the entertainment market. In 1987 Redstone bought a controlling interest in the media company Viacom. As Chairman he acquired Paramount (one of the movie studios he'd previously targeted in court), MTV ...
For years Dummar, whose story was depicted in the 1980 film "Melvin and Howard" (starring Paul Le Mat as Dummar and Jason Robards as Hughes), fought legal battles over the authenticity of the will. Jurors and judges decided against him. "I've been called everything from a crook to a f...
She was married eight times, notably twice to actor Richard Burton, an affair that began scandalously on the set of Cleopatra in 1963. Her turbulent relationships, health issues, and battles with addiction were often publicized, yet she remained unapologetic about her choices. Despite her ...
(1939–45; a war in which France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States fought against Germany, Italy, and Japan). In 1942, as aCollier'scorrespondent with the Third Army, he witnessed some of the bloodiest battles in Europe. At this time he received the nickname of ...
Battles were planned and executed. Lives were lost all in the name of archaic beliefs. All the while, Pagans toiled daily to construct the Great Temple on the apex of Mount Morgaelin, as commanded by the benevolent being called the Guardian. The fear of the Destroyer was strong. Years of...
It portrays Moses Herzog, a middle-aged university professor, and his battles with his faithless wife, his friend, and himself. Through a series of unmailed letters, many of them highly comic, Herzog finally resolves his struggles by achieving self-control. In 1962 Bellow became a professor ...
Lt. following the D-Day invasion, and led Easy Company during some of World War II's most important battles. | Wikipedia The last surviving officer of Easy Company, whose exploits were recounted in the book and HBO miniseries, "Band of Brothers," Edward Shames (June 13, 1922-December 3...
For years Dummar, whose story was depicted in the 1980 film "Melvin and Howard" (starring Paul Le Mat as Dummar and Jason Robards as Hughes), fought legal battles over the authenticity of the will. Jurors and judges decided against him. "I've been called everything from a crook to a ...
Mathers also starred in the film, playing Jimmy Smith, a would-be rapper who battles the streets of Detroit. Smith was a character that Eminem knew well since he moved from those same streets to become one of the most unlikely hip-hop heroes in music history. ...