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...their movies, they exist in the now. They are what they do, and what is done to them: existential unheroes. Only rarely do they blame society for their scrappy status, as Joe does in Raw Deal: "And if you want to know what happened to that kid with the medal - he had to hock it at 16. He got hungry." The war, the defining event of the '40s, may be a given, but it's not expressed. What is explicit is the violence the American male came to know firsthand...
...inspiring drama teacher and cultivator of young talent, he championed such young playwrights as Wendy Wasserstein, David Henry Hwang and, most famously, August Wilson, with whom he collaborated for 15 years. Richards won a Tony award for directing Wilson's Fences in 1987 and received a National Medal of Arts...
...Department to become lieutenant colonel of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment--the "Rough Riders"--and fight in Cuba. Soon promoted to colonel, he leads two charges in the Battle of San Juan Heights, which he calls his "crowded hour." Roosevelt is later nominated for, but denied, the Congressional Medal of Honor. He finally receives...
DIED. Evelyn Dubrow, 95, relentless, pragmatic Washington lobbyist whose advocacy for garment workers over 40 years on Capitol Hill earned her the Presidential Medal of Freedom; in Washington. Affection for Dubrow was such that she became the only person ever to be granted her own seat alongside the congressional doorkeepers outside House chambers...
...telomeres, part of the DNA in chromosomes which keep genetic information consistent, Blackburn has been recognized numerous times for her work. Her honors include the National Academy of Science’s Molecular Biology Award (1990), the California Scientist of the Year award (1999), the American Cancer Society Medal of Honor (2000), and the Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine...