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From the moment his career took off, he began trading on his stardom to produce edgy films like Downhill Racer, The Candidate and President's Men--movies that resonated with a nation disillusioned by Watergate and Vietnam. And still in the glow of his 1980 directorial debut with Ordinary People, which won him Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director, he founded the Sundance Institute. "The industry was moving more and more away from the films that were made in the '70s, which were about things, which were more diverse," he says. "The mainstream was going more centralized and more...
...Circuit. The purses are not. On the senior tour, participants battle weekly for about $30,000 in total prize money, meaning many category winners earn a couple of hundred bucks each--a sum few people would break a sweat for, never mind a bone. That's O.K., says barrel racer Nancy Tatum, 56. "We're all going through our third childhood...
...Gallatin Gateway, Mont., who sports the unofficial rodeo uniform--denim shirt, Wranglers and boots. Some participants say the weekly activity keeps them fit. "It's either this or sit at home and die of old age, so I'm not quitting until I'm 6 ft. under," says barrel racer Linda Short, 52, from Dayton...
Given the cost, it's no wonder those who succeed attain hero status among their peers. The veterans love to spin dramatic yarns about an 83-year-old barrel racer who competed while legally blind, a one-armed calf roper, and a 66-year-old bronco rider who managed to beat a group of 20-year-olds. Pride motivates the tales, especially because the current crop of rodeo seniors considers itself the last generation to hone its skills by working on ranches rather than at specialized roping schools or college rodeos. "So many people get older and begin to shut...
DIED. DIANA GOLDEN BROSNIHAN, 38, one-legged ski racer and Olympic gold medalist; of cancer; in Providence, R.I. Brosnihan battled cancer throughout her life, losing her right leg at the age of 12. A gifted skier, she refused to give up the slopes and went on to win 19 U.S. titles as a disabled athlete...