Shelly Saltman, a sports promoter who helped fuel interest in the Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match and Evel Knievel's attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon, has died. He was 87.
Saltman died Saturday in Los Angeles, publicist Michael Saltzman announced.
The original president of Fox Sports, Saltman worked for Lew Wasserman at McA television and for Mark McCormack at Img. After launching his own PR firm, he represented musical acts including Andy Williams, The Osmonds, Roger Miller and Ray Stevens.
Later, he managed the careers of NHL legend Wayne Gretzky,...
Saltman died Saturday in Los Angeles, publicist Michael Saltzman announced.
The original president of Fox Sports, Saltman worked for Lew Wasserman at McA television and for Mark McCormack at Img. After launching his own PR firm, he represented musical acts including Andy Williams, The Osmonds, Roger Miller and Ray Stevens.
Later, he managed the careers of NHL legend Wayne Gretzky,...
- 2/19/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Arnold Palmer, the gentleman golfer from Latrobe, Pa., whose thrilling, go-for-broke style made him the first television superstar of his sport and earned him generations of devoted fans, died Sunday. He was 87. The beloved Palmer, who was the first client of Mark McCormack's legendary sports management firm Img and later co-founded the Golf Channel — the first cable network devoted to one sport — died at Upmc hospital in Pittsburgh. He was "awaiting cardiac surgery when his condition degraded," a spokesman for his company said. Palmer appeared noticeably frail in March when he served
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- 3/21/2016
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Odd List Simon Brew 15 Nov 2013 - 07:08
Lots of films are dedicated to, or in memory of someone. But it's not always clear why. We've been finding out...
Back when Breaking Bad returned for its final batch of episodes in August 2013, it had a dedication at the end of it. The card read 'Dedicated to our friend Kevin Cordasco'. As it turned out, Kevin Cordasco was a 16-year old who had been battling cancer for seven years, who had met both Bryan Cranston and Vince Gilligan. Cordasco died before he could ever get to see the episode dedicated to him.
I found this such a moving story, that it got me wondering about the dedications that appear on films, and what the story behind them was. After all, the dedications are there for a reason. What I uncovered was some funny stories, mainly extremely sad ones, and some extremely moving dedications.
Lots of films are dedicated to, or in memory of someone. But it's not always clear why. We've been finding out...
Back when Breaking Bad returned for its final batch of episodes in August 2013, it had a dedication at the end of it. The card read 'Dedicated to our friend Kevin Cordasco'. As it turned out, Kevin Cordasco was a 16-year old who had been battling cancer for seven years, who had met both Bryan Cranston and Vince Gilligan. Cordasco died before he could ever get to see the episode dedicated to him.
I found this such a moving story, that it got me wondering about the dedications that appear on films, and what the story behind them was. After all, the dedications are there for a reason. What I uncovered was some funny stories, mainly extremely sad ones, and some extremely moving dedications.
- 11/14/2013
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
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