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Word: fame (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...things awry. Chanticleer has forgotten to crow, and somehow the sun has risen any way. Ridiculed by his barnyard friends, the frustrated fowl voyages to "The city" in search of a higher fame and fortune. He aspires to be a singer...

Author: By Suchurita Mulpuru, | Title: Don't Rush to This Fowl Film | 4/9/1992 | See Source »

What brought Tyson down is what brought him fame: the popular view of the male athlete. Tyson's skill made him champ. The glamour that fans saw in Tyson helped him think he was invincible, immune to rejection or conviction. And his belief in his machismo -- the male athlete's mandatory arrogance -- made him insist that, in the matter of rape, he was blameless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Jock as Fallen Idol | 4/6/1992 | See Source »

Even though they are less widely known than their screeching vocalist, Joyce and McGeoch don't seem to feel threatened by his fame. Just because he stands in the back of the stage, Joyce claims, he doesn't feel like he's "in the shadows" of the band. "As far as I'm concerned, it's a group effort," he says...

Author: By Brady S. Martin, | Title: Johnny Rotten's Band Techno-pops Its Way to a Different Public Image | 4/2/1992 | See Source »

Making his English-language film debut, Antonio Banderas (of Almodovar and Truth or Dare fame), delivers a marvelous performance as Nestor Castillo...

Author: By Joel Villasenor-ruiz, | Title: Mambo the Night Away | 4/2/1992 | See Source »

...essence of chic. The epitome of pop. Worldwide fame and success...

Author: By Rita L. Berardino, | Title: Roxette: Onstage and on TV, They've Got the Look | 4/2/1992 | See Source »

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