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Richard Linklater

Director and writer Richard Linklater's first nationally distributed feature, Slackers (1991), thrust him into the spotlight as a talented, self-taught filmmaker. A native of Texas, Linklater helped…

Richard Gasquet

Richard Gasquet became a certified tennis prodigy at age 12, when he won Les Petit As -- "the unofficial world junior title," as the BBC called it. Both his father and mother were tennis teachers,…

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor is the maverick and influential stand-up comedian whose career took a disastrous turn in 1980, when he set himself on fire while preparing to freebase cocaine. Richard Pryor began…

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon resigned as president of the United States in 1974, becoming the first U.S. president ever to quit the office. Richard Nixon was a lawyer and Republican politician who held the posts…

Richard Rodgers

Name at birth: Richard Charles RodgersRichard Rogers was one of the most successful and celebrated composers of the 20th century. His partnerships with lyricists Lorenz Hart (1895-1943) and Oscar…

Little Richard

Name at birth: Richard Wayne PennimanLittle Richard helped define the wild side of early rock and roll with his uptempo tunes, sexualized lyrics, and outrageous onstage behavior. Richard Penniman…

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Director:Al PacinoWriters:Al Pacino and Frederic KimballDirector of Photography:Robert LeacockEditors:Pasquale Buba, William A. Anderson and Ned BastilleMusic:Howard ShoreProducers:Michael…

Keith Richards

Keith Richards and a schoolmate, Mick Jagger, fell in together in the early 1960s and formed the rock band The Rolling Stones with Brian Jones. Losing and adding a few other band members along the…

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree was an American actor who first shot to fame as the star and titular character of the 1971 movie Shaft. He appeared in the movie’s sequels and many other feature films, but most of…

Richard Hoe

Richard Hoe Born: 1812 Birthplace: New York City Rotary printing press—Hoe’s advanced printing press technology…