Higher Power (Bill Russell)

New York Times Obituary for Bill Russell

Wall Street Journal Obituary for Bill Russell

Politico Obituary for Bill Russell

“The Unparalleled Legacy of Bill Russell” from the Ringer

“Boston’s Checkered History with its Greatest Sports Icon” from CNN Opinion

ESPN’s list of Top Athletes in 20th Century

5 celebrities the late Bill Russell gave the middle finger to

Famous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like Episode 49 “Hammer Time” (Hank Aaron), Episode 33 “October Error” (Bill Buckner), and Episode 31 “The Greatest ” (Muhammad Ali)

LINKS:

New York Times Obituary for Bill Russell

Wall Street Journal Obituary for Bill Russell

Politico Obituary for Bill Russell

“The Unparalleled Legacy of Bill Russell” from the Ringer

“Boston’s Checkered History with its Greatest Sports Icon” from CNN Opinion

ESPN’s list of Top Athletes in 20th Century

5 celebrities the late Bill Russell gave the middle finger to

Famous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Previous Episode

America's Mustache (Burt Reynolds)

This person died in 2018 at age 82. His early passion was for football, and he played halfback at Florida State University. He was part Cherokee. He had an often turbulent career that spanned some 100 films and countless television appearances. He had a volatile temperament, but he himself projected an air of nonchalance and professed not to take his career too seriously. He was a self-mocking charmer with laugh-crinkled dark eyes, a distinctive mustache, and a hairy chest. He had box-office success with films like “Smokey and the Bandit” and “Cannonball Run”. Today’s dead celebrity is Burt Reynolds.

If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like Episode 55 “Pure Imagination” (Gene Wilder) and Episode 51 “Goofball Stud” (Bill Paxton)

LINKS:

New York Times Obituary for Burt Reynolds

“46 years of Burt Reynolds’ Glorious Mustache” in The Washington Post

Burt’s ‘Cosmopolitan’ centerfold in 1972

Clip of Burt Reynolds vs Mark Summers on ‘The Tonight Show’

“Burt Reynolds on Toupees, Trump,...” in GQ

Famous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Next Episode

Father of the Bride (William Goldman)

This person died in 2018 at age 87. He wrote his most famous screenplay while teaching creative writing at Princeton University. Eight of his films each grossed more than $100 million domestically. He was called the world’s greatest and most famous living screenwriter. Even so, he was an outspoken critic of the movie industry, and made headlines when he declared, “Nobody knows anything.” He wrote ‘The Princess Bride’ and ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Today’s dead celebrity is William Goldman.

If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like Episode 52 “Electric Vanities” (Tom Wolfe) and Episode 23 “Book Rancher” (Larry McMurtry)

LINKS:

New York Times Obituary for William Goldman

“The Five Defining Lines of William Goldman” from The Ringer

Discussing “nobody knows anything” on Charlie Rose

‘The Princess Bride’ movie trailer

Famous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter