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...story will run its course-in time." Then Graham will be off to bigger and better things. Already he's planning a re-enactment of Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic on the 50th anniversary of that feat in 1977. But that's a mere stunt compared to his ultimate fantasy. "I'd love to do Napoleon's retreat from Russia," he says. "Wouldn't that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Doo Dah Gang | 7/14/1975 | See Source »

...Madhouse Company of London. This one is billed as "a Wild Stunt Show," but rumor has it that it is actually a revue compiled from old vaudeville acts, and Off-Broadway. All know for sure, though, is that one night last week they were giving out prizes to members of the audience who showed up in clothes that displayed really bad taste. At the Charles Playhouse in Boston tonight and tomorrow at 7 and 9, Sunday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE STAGE | 7/11/1975 | See Source »

...casting call specified that the midget ought also to have had some experience doing stunt work. At his office in Universal Studios, Spielberg interviewed anyone with this curious combination of credentials. Then Carl Rizzo walked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SUMMER OF THE SHARK | 6/23/1975 | See Source »

...Rizzo is not a full-fledged midget. But he did have stunt experience. And when he arrived in the office, his face was covered with blood. He explained that rushing to the interview, he had got into a car accident outside the studio gate. Rizzo got the job in Jaws on the spot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SUMMER OF THE SHARK | 6/23/1975 | See Source »

Despite the 50 broken bones he had already suffered as a motorcycle stunt man, Evel Knievel was back last week, hurtling his way to fame, fortune and another hospital bed. Knievel came to London's Wembley Stadium to attempt a leap over 13 single-decker buses. Twelve might have been better. The spectacular 100-m.p.h. jump, which began with Evel atop the bike, ended 140 feet later with the bike on top of Evel. "I will never jump again," he announced to a crowd of 60,000 after aides had helped him struggle to a microphone. Following a night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jun. 9, 1975 | 6/9/1975 | See Source »

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