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- Jackson, Michael (InfoPlease.com)
Provides a short biography of the singer. 2-02
- Jackson, Michael (RockHall.com)
"Michael Jackson is a singer, songwriter, dancer and celebrity icon with a vast catalog of hit records and countless awards to his credit. Beyond that, he has transfixed the world like few entertainers before or since. As a solo performer, he has enjoyed a level of superstardom previously known only to Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Frank Sinatra" 9-03
- Jackson, Michael (CNN News)
Provides an unkind biography of the singer. 1-05
- Jackson, Michael (Awesome Library)
Provides short biographies of the singer. 1-05
- Presidential Courage: An Interview With Historian Michael Beschloss (PBS.org)
"JUDY WOODRUFF: Do you think it's gotten easier over time to be courageous to do what these great leaders did or harder?"
"MICHAEL BESCHLOSS: I think it's gotten a lot harder. Andrew Jackson stood up to the Bank of the United States, this corrupt, all-powerful bank that threatened to dominate every citizen of the United States. He was able to conquer it, although they threatened to destroy him. But he was able to do that because he didn't have to raise $50 million to $100 million to run for president."
"Had he had to do that and have pollsters and polls, focus groups, my guess is that he would have been much less likely to do something unpopular. And that, I think, is the central problem that I try to raise in telling these stories in the book, which is, if you look back through 200 years and you say, 'We wouldn't be here without these moments of courage. We wouldn't have people with civil rights or win the Civil War or keep the British away in 1800.' "
"What if we had a culture that prevented these presidents from being courageous? And I worry now that we have a system that makes it very hard to choose people who would make the same choice." 07-07
- Michael Jackson Dies (CNN News)
"Entertainer Michael Jackson has died after being taken to a hospital on Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest, according to multiple reports including the Los Angeles Times and the Associated Press. CNN has not confirmed his death." 06-09
- -06-25-09 Michael Jackson Dies (Time.com)
"Michael Jackson, the moonwalking former child star who became known the world over as the 'King of Pop' before his life and career deteriorated in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. He was 50." 06-09
- Michael Jackson in Pictures (Life.com)
Provides a pictoral history. 06-09
- Michael Jackson's Death Almost Takes Down the Internet (CNN News)
"How many people does it take to break the Internet? On June 25, we found out it's just one -- if that one is Michael Jackson." 06-09
- Michael Jackson's Fortune: What Happened? (Time.com)
"Some estimates put the singer's debt at the time of his death at $300 million. Others put him almost twice as far into the red." 06-09
- Michael Jackson's Top 10 Songs (Time.com)
Provides Time's choices of Jackson's top ten. 06-09
- Two Different Views of Jackson's Health (ABC News)
" 'He might have been a little thin because he was under a lot of stress training for the tour,' Ferrigno, who played the Hulk in 'The Incredible Hulk' TV series, said in an interview that aired on 'Good Morning America' today. 'But when I put him through the routine and everything, I mean, it was just fine. I mean, very energetic.' "
A very different view of Jackson's health comes from Halperin: "Ian Halperin, who is publishing a new biography on the 'Thriller' singer, wrote in December that Jackson had only six months to live. He said Jackson suffered from a rare form of lung disorder." 06-09
- -07-01-09 Editorial: What the Deaths of Jackson and Fawcett Tell Us (CNN News)
"Both Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett caught our attention because of their particular gifts. But we care about them as people because they let us in, because they were human, real. It's their vulnerability in the context of their power that was so impossible to resist, so compelling, so moving."
"That's what Michael Jackson had and lost. And it's what Farrah Fawcett lost and found." 07-09
- -07-07-09 Michael Jackson Holds Record on Charity Donations (JollyPeople.com)
"The Millenium issue listed the music legend under Most Charities Supported By A Pop Star, with a staggering 39 international organizations including the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the American Cancer Society. Those are only the known ones however, as Jackson was also prone to giving away impulsively and anonymously." 07-09
- Jackson's Daughter Says Goodbye (Time.com)
"But the most indelible moment in the 2½-hr. memorial ceremony was the sight of Jackson's daughter Paris on the podium. The 11-year-old unexpectedly took the microphone and spoke for the first time to a worldwide audience, bidding her father farewell."
Also try Michael Jackson. 07-09
- Michael Jackson Buried (CNN News)
"Michael Jackson's family and about 200 of their closest friends gathered on a hill Thursday evening for their final farewell to the pop singer, who died 10 weeks ago." 09-09
- Basketball Biographies (HW Wilson Company)
Provides short descriptions of some of the best known competitors, such as Charles Barkley, Larry Brown, Chuck Daly, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Phil Jackson, K. C. Jones, Michael Jordan, Bob Knight, John Lucas, Karl Malone, Moses Malone, Tom McMillen, Reggie Miller, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, Scottie Pippen, Pat Riley, David Robinson, Dean Smith, David Stern, John Stockton, Sheryl Swoopes, Isiah Thomas, John Thompson, Lenny Wilkens, and Dominique Wilkins. 8-00
- Jones, Quincy (InfoPlease.com)
"Grammy Award-winning pop-soul composer, arranger, instrumentalist and producer known for his behind-the-scenes influence in the music industry."
"He has scored more than 50 films, including The Wiz (1978) and The Color Purple (1985). He also produced Michael Jackson's Off the Wall (1978) and co-produced Jackson's Thriller (1982). He leads his own recording label, Quest, and is involved in movie, television, and multimedia production. Jones was the coproducer of the 1995 Academy Awards broadcast." 1-05
- Vandross, Luther (JAMZ)
Provides a short biography of the singer. "In R&B music, Luther Vandross ranked with Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson as one of the most successful singer/songwriters and producers of the '80s. Amazingly, unlike those peers, for the most part he did not cross over to widespread pop appeal, a situation that finally began to change at the end of the '80s." 7-05
- Top Actors by Last Name (MovieActors.com)
Provides short biographies of MovieActors.com "Super Stars." "By our definition, a 'Super Star' is a movie actor or actress who can 'open' a movie, someone whose fans rush to see their latest film on opening weekend. They have a proven track record of box office hits. They are frequently household names. It also helps if they have gotten critical acclaim and/or Oscar nominations. A 'Super Star' can be identified by his/her first name like 'Mel' or 'Julia' or 'Harrison.' A 'Super Star,' whether it's Humphrey Bogart or Tom Cruise, usually plays him/herself in role after role, as opposed to losing themselves in a different screen character, movie after movie."
The list includes Woody Allen (70's), Julie Andrews (60's), Fred Astaire (30's), Lauren Bacall (40's), Warren Beatty (60's), Ingrid Bergman (40's), Humphrey Bogart (40's), Marlon Brando (50's), Charles Bronson (70's), Sandra Bullock (90's), Richard Burton (60's), James Cagney (40's), Jim Carrey (90's), Jackie Chan (90's), Charlie Chaplin (30's), Montgomery Clift (50's), Sean Connery (60's), Gary Cooper (40's), Kevin Costner (80's), Joan Crawford (40's), Tom Cruise (80's), Billy Crystal (90's), Tony Curtis (50's), Bette Davis (40's), Doris Day (60's), James Dean (50's), Olivia De Havilland (40's), Robert DeNiro (70's), Cameron Diaz (90's), Kirk Douglas (60's), Michael Douglas (80's), Faye Dunaway (60's), Clint Eastwood (70's), W.C. Fields (30's), Errol Flynn (30's), Henry Fonda (60's), Harrison Ford (80's), Jodie Foster (90's), Clark Gable (30's), Greta Garbo (30's), Judy Garland (40's), Mel Gibson (80's), Whoopi Goldberg (90's), Cary Grant (50's), Gene Hackman (70's), Tom Hanks (90's), Goldie Hawn (80's), Audrey Hepburn (60's), Katharine Hepburn (40's), Charlton Heston (50's), Dustin Hoffman (80's), William Holden (50's), Bob Hope (40's), Anthony Hopkins (90's), Rock Hudson (60's), Samuel L. Jackson (90's), Diane Keaton (70's), Gene Kelly (50's), Grace Kelly (50's), Burt Lancaster (60's), Laurel and Hardy (30's), Vivien Leigh (40's), Jack Lemmon (60's), Myrna Loy (30's), Ali MacGraw (70's), Fred MacMurray (40's), Steve Martin (80's), The Marx Brothers (30's), Steve McQueen (60's), Liza Minnelli (70's), Marilyn Monroe (50's), Demi Moore (90's), Eddie Murphy (80's), Mike Myers (90's), Paul Newman (60's), Jack Nicholson (70's), Kim Novak (50's), Ryan O'Neal (70's), Peter O'Toole (60's), Al Pacino (70's), Gwyneth Paltrow (90's), Gregory Peck (60's), Michelle Pfeiffer (90's), Brad Pitt (90's), Sidney Poitier (60's), William Powell (30's), Robert Redford (70's), Keanu Reeves (90's), Burt Reynolds (70's), Julia Roberts (90's), Ginger Rogers (30's), Mickey Rooney (40's), Meg Ryan (80's), Adam Sandler (90's), Arnold Schwarzenegger (80's), Frank Sinatra (50's), Will Smith (90's), Wesley Snipes (90's), Sylvester Stallone (80's), Barbara Stanwyck (40's), James Stewart (50's), Ben Stiller (90's), Sharon Stone (90's), Elizabeth Taylor (50's), Shirley Temple (30's), Spencer Tracy (40's), John Travolta (90's), Kathleen Turner (80's), Denzel Washington (90's), John Wayne (60's), Sigourney Weaver (80's), Mae West (30's), Robin Williams (90's), Bruce Willis (90's),and Natalie Wood (60's). 7-05
- The Death of an Icon (Time.com)
Right now we could all use a selective memory wipe — a magical eraser to remove all the misery Michael Jackson endured and caused. Just for a minute, we'd like to have pure recollections of the thrilling dancer and singer who dominated '80s music, created the all-time best-selling album of new songs (Thriller) and seemed the very model of the cool dude with the sensitive soul. 06-09
- Marketing "This Is It" (Time.com)
"It was supposed to be the tour that brought Michael Jackson's magic back — and sure enough, when This Is It the movie opens Tuesday night with simultaneous premieres in 16 cities across the globe, the King of Pop will take the world stage once more. Only in Hollywood could the unfinished dream become celluloid reality, in part because only in Hollywood would they know how to sell it." 10-09
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