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...done all right for a fellow who began as a Universal contract player in 1955, doing bit roles in movies starring giant spiders (Tarantula) and talking mules (Francis in the Navy). He settled into the saddle as ramrod Rowdy Yates, second lead in the cattle-drive TV western Rawhide, a job that guaranteed a paycheck but deferred movie fame. Sergio Leone changed all that when he paid Eastwood $15,000 to play a misanthrope with a gun, wiping out two teams of bad guys, in Fistful of Dollars. By the time he'd done two more Leone westerns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Essence of Clint Eastwood | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

...fantastic job. The way my father described it to me as a kid, being on television is a career choice. It's a way of working, and you want to do that with integrity, but everybody works. I think that his common sense wore off on me a little bit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Ron Howard | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

...control everything. When you're directing, of course, you're supervising everything, but if you don't trust the artists you're collaborating with, you wind up tying one of their hands behind their back. My work got much, much better when I learned to let go a little bit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Ron Howard | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

...thought that [DiSesa’s] match was incredible. After he lost the third, I was a bit nervous, but he really came back strong and overwhelmed his opponent in the end,” Auerbach said. “He fought point after point and his composure really helped him endure...

Author: By Nico S. Theofanidis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Sneaks Past Big Green | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

...good job of remembering our history with teams, and that loss last year was tough,” tri-captain Jenny Brine said. “It was one of two, so we definitely remember that game.”This year, the stage is a bit different. The two squads, both expected to duplicate last season’s success—the Crimson and Wildcats both won their league titles and advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four—have experienced some early-season setbacks. New Hampshire has lost three of its last four games, including two against...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Travels to N.H. to Face Rival Wildcats | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

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