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January 14, 2021

Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio

On December 11, 1951, Joe DiMaggio turned his back on the highest salary in sports and left the game that he dominated with such grace and integrity. The son of Italian immigrants who made their living fishing the California coast, DiMaggio and two of his brothers became major league baseball players by way of the San Francisco sandlots. Read More

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Joe DiMaggio, Sports

January 14, 2021

The Great Performers: Elvis Presley

Mixing hillbilly and blues, Elvis Presley's musical contribution was immense. But his truly liberating contribution was in busting the shackles that restrained movement. He launched into middle-class living rooms through the TV and so captivated audiences that his popularity remains undiminished more than two decades after his death. Read More

Celebrity, Music

Elvis, Great Performers

January 13, 2021

Keith Moon, patent British exploding drummer

Keith Moon is remembered as the world's most outrageous rock drummer – a star as famous for his drink and drug-fuelled pranks as for his innovative playing. Read More

Celebrity, Music

Keith Moon, Music, The Who

July 30, 2020

When glamour girl Diana Dors was arrested for house breaking

In 1953 Diana Dors was on the verge of becoming the most well known film star in Britain. Married to Denis Hamilton Gittins she was no stranger to publicity but on Wednesday 22 July she found herself getting rather more publicity than she would have liked. Read More

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Diana Dors, Featured