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While animator Bill Melendez worked on a vast range of cartoons during his nearly 70-year career, it was bringing Charles Schulz's Peanuts characters to life on TV and in film that brought him fame. He got his start in the late '30s with Walt Disney, working on Bambi, Dumbo and other projects before moving on to animate Warner Bros. characters like Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig. In 1959, Melendez was introduced to the world of Charlie Brown and Snoopy, and six years later, he animated the classic A Charlie Brown Christmas. For his impeccable work, Melendez earned four...
OverSuccess: Healing The American Obsession With Wealth, Fame, Power, and Perfection By Jim Rubens Greenleaf; 451 pages...
...Haskins, The Hall of Fame college basketball coach who died Sept. 7 at age 78, wasn't unique. That's too broad a term. He was a pure gold original. There will never be another like...
...Telpuk, the agent who stopped Antonini inside Newberry's VIP sector, says he became visibly nervous when she asked him to open the bag. "I had to insist," says Telpuk, who recalls the dollar bills "literally spilling out" when Antonini unzipped it. (Telpuk, 28, has since parlayed her new fame and good looks onto the cover of the Argentine edition of Playboy magazine - holding a suitcase beneath the caption "Corruption Undressed...
...African American to serve as executive director of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), Gene Upshaw held the post for 25 years. An outstanding offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders, Upshaw was selected seven times for the Pro Bowl and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987. When he was director of the NFLPA, his experience on the field gave him a unique understanding of player dynamics and helped him craft significant union agreements--including the game-changing introduction of free agency. He died of pancreatic cancer...