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...using to try to change the way people view the leprechaun. A character in Irish folklore dating back to the 8th century - a wily shoemaking sprite who enticed people with untold riches and then cunningly snatched them away at the last moment -the leprechaun was transformed by advertisers and Hollywood producers in the 1950s and '60s into something altogether different: a gaudy, top-hat-wearing, pipe-smoking creature with a trademark piercing cry of "Top o' the morning!" The leprechaun made popular by Lucky Charms commercials and movies and musicals like Darby O'Gill and the Little People and Finian...
...were by knockout. He stands 5 ft. 8 in. tall to Pacquiao's 5 ft. 6 in. and has a strong chin and the muscled body of a boa constrictor. But Pacquiao came into his training camp in great shape, and his sparring at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood has been crisp and lively; Roach predicts a knockout. Still, it could be a tactically riveting duel, because Clottey likes to lean on the ropes, while Pacquiao will probably try to dive in close, hit him with combinations and then get out of the way of Clottey's uppercuts...
...Earning comparisons to films by American directors David Lynch and the Coen Brothers, Genz’s “Terribly Happy” exemplifies the Americanization of European films, creating a balance between the strong character development native to Danish cinema and the more plot-driven stories of Hollywood...
...operettic appeal fading in the rock 'n' roll era, she did Camelot on Broadway and played Las Vegas with Keel. From her Hollywood years, Grayson had left a pert afterglow: lovely to look at, delightful to hear...
...mother to the undead and swears lifelong vengeance. A giant among men - he was 6 ft. 4 in. (1.9 m) tall - Lincoln adopts the ax, that most American of edged weapons, as the tool of his trade, hiding it inside his signature long black coat. (See pictures of Hollywood vampires...