Episode 26.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Greats

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family and Culture.

Actors.

Athletes.

Celebrities.

Heads of state.

Political dissidents.

Local Subjects:

Family and Culture.

Actors.

Athletes.

Celebrities.

Heads of state.

Political dissidents.

Genre:

Documentary

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Geelong, Victoria : World Wide Entertainment, 2007.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Joe DiMaggio: In 1969, to commemorate the centenary of professional baseball, a group of journalist pondered the question of America's greatest ball players. They came to the conclusion that 'Yankee Clipper' Joe DiMaggio deserved that mantle. While there were players in the game with higher averages, none could rival the perfection DiMaggio applied to every fact of the game. Woody Allen: He's one of Hollywood's most successful filmmakers with more than 40 movies to his name. But Woody Allen doesn't find it an easy process. Born Allen Konigsberg in Brooklyn, New York in December 1935, the life-long jazz fan took his stage name from the renowned clarinet player Woody Herman. His passion for jazz is well known and he can usually be found every Monday evening playing the clarinet at Manhattan's Carlyle Hotel. Xanana Gusmao: With its untouched silver beaches, crystal waters, and friendly people, Timor Leste seems to be the ultimate tropical paradise. But the tiny island has spent the past century suffering under first Portuguese and then Indonesian rule. Since the Indonesian invasion in 1975, nearly a quarter of its one million-strong population is estimate to have died from starvation, sickness, and at the hands of Indonesian soldiers and militia. Laurence Olivier: England has a long tradition of producing magnificent theatrical knights and dames, and one of the greatest of them all was undoubtedly Sir Laurence Olivier. The man who once said "without acting I cannot breath" has many and varied talents - not only was he one of the most gifted actors of his or, indeed, any generation, he was also a brilliant director, producer, and filmmaker. Mary Pickford: Silent screen star Mary Pickford was well known as 'America's Sweetheart'. But behind the golden curls and girlish demeanor was a steely businesswoman and pioneering filmmaker. Pickford was born Gladys Louise Smith in Toronto, Canada at the end of the 19th century. Her alcoholic father deserted the family when she was only a few years old and tiny Gladys went on the stage at the tender age of seven to help support the family.

Notes:

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