Word: jenner
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When Showfolk Business Manager Neal Levin needed investors to bankroll a Chinese dim sum diner named Bao Wow in Los Angeles, he naturally turned to clients, including Olympic Gold Medalist Bruce Jenner, Singer Melissa Manchester and Satirist "Weird Al" Yankovic. The first Bao Wow in Beverly Hills was a dog with the dinner trade and closed after a year; the second, in Encino, is a noon and nighttime hit, prompting dreams of a nationwide chain. The Hard Rock Cafe, which offers young Manhattanites an eclectic menu topped with a hefty dollop of rock-'n'-roll memorabilia that includes Elvis Presley...
...often do not realize what is the matter and stumble downhill under the self-destructive notion that they are stupid. In fact, many victims are exceptionally bright and ambitious. Agatha Christie, Thomas Edison, Woodrow Wilson and Nelson Rockefeller were dyslectic, as are Singer Cher and Athlete-TV Pitchman Bruce Jenner. The National Institute of Dyslexia gives annual achievement awards; winners this year include Stanford Political Scientist Seymour Martin Lipset and Timothy Loose, a Tucson math teacher who learned to read when...
...private civil ceremony attended by 30 close friends and relatives at the Beverly Hills home of Producer Irwin Winkler. It was the second time down the aisle for both bride and bridegroom, who afterward treated 150 or so guests, including John Travolta, Donna Summer and Bruce Jenner, to a sit-down dinner, followed by dancing to Righteous Brothers' songs performed by Bill Medley. After a twirl on the dance floor that left guests mesmerized, the couple dashed off for a one-day honeymoon at a Los Angeles hotel. Next morning Sly and "Gitte" were back at work...
SPARKS FLY when Arthur and Jenner literally stumble upon each other. Equally important, their voices blend wonderfully. Indeed, the singing throughout the show is remarkably strong. The three leads stand out but there is nary a stray note from anyone. Laurence Sobel's musical direction sparkles as does his piano playing, which serves the show so well...
...effect of the term Mob lawyer is totally unfair," says James La Rossa, a prominent litigator who is counseling one of the nine men accused last month of being members of a national Mafia governing board. If no man is above the law, says Michael Rovell of Chicago's Jenner & Block, "the corollary is that no man should be below the law either. Somebody has to represent these people." But, acknowledges La Rossa, "there are lawyers who are climbing into bed with mobsters and doing things they shouldn't do." Some law- enforcement officials are suspicious when a large percentage...