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...chain. In Stevens' wacky TV career, he has impersonated The Honeymooners' Ralph Kramden and Miami Vice's Sonny Crockett, played a man who gets attacked by rabid frogs and even starred as a Santa Claus who turns into a werewolf. His public appearances at Federated stores attract hundreds of autograph seekers. Most important, since his TV debut in 1982, Federated's sales have surged 80%, and the 16-year-old company has grown from 15 outlets to 60. Says Marketing Vice President Gary Tobey: "He's made us seem like a more fun place to shop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And Now, a Gag From Our Sponsor | 5/19/1986 | See Source »

When Harvard's Jody Dushay saw Olympic Marathon Champion Joan Benoit lining up for the 10 kilometer race in yesterday's Boston College Relays, she was thinking about asking Benoit for her autograph, not running against...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Track | 4/18/1986 | See Source »

Lennon was shot outside his apartment in New York City on December 8, 1980 by Mark David Chapman. Chapman later told authorities he had felt slighted when the musician had earlier in the day refused to give him an autograph...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lennon Remembered on Anniversary of Murder | 12/9/1985 | See Source »

Then a break. Shalnev asked for the President's autograph. He lent Reagan his pen. The other four lined up for the same, and Reagan scratched out his signature with a wry smile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Offering Reagan His Say | 11/11/1985 | See Source »

Inexhaustibly, Rose softened everyone's wait by spinning old baseball tales, some of them set in speakeasies. Like the time in Chicago when a number of the Yankees, conversing too loudly about the "Big Guy," momentarily found themselves in the company of Al Capone. "If you want an autograph from the Big Guy," they were advised, "don't go inside your pocket for a pen." Wistfully, Rose wished he could meet the Big Guy. "He'd have to give you a tip on a horse or something, wouldn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: For Pete's Sake, He Cried | 9/23/1985 | See Source »

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