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In this Archive of American Television interview excerpt, Leonard Nimoy discusses the birth of Mr. Spock's Vulcan salute, and the episode "City on the Edge of Forever". To see the entire interview, visit http://emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/leonard-nimoy
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Added: 25th June 2012
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Leona Helmsley, nicknamed the "Queen of Mean" by the press, receives a four-year prison sentence, 750 hours of community service, and a $7.1 million tax fraud fine in New York. For many, Helmsley became the object of loathing and disgust when she quipped that "only the little people pay taxes."
Leona's husband, Harry, was one of the world's wealthiest real estate moguls, with an estimated $5 billion to $10 billion in property holdings. The couple lived in a dazzling penthouse overlooking Central Park and also maintained an impressive mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut. Leona, who operated the Helmsley Palace on Madison Avenue, was severely disliked by her employees.
Though they lavishly furnished their homes and hotel, the Helmsleys were curiously diligent about evading the required payments and taxes for their purchases. Much of their personal furniture was written off as a business expense, and there were claims that the Helmsleys extorted free furnishings from their suppliers. Contractors were hardly ever paid on time-if at all-and many filed lawsuits to recover even just a portion of what they were owed. Leona reportedly also purchased hundreds of thousands of dollars of jewelry in New York City but insisted that empty boxes be sent to Connecticut so that she could avoid the sales tax.
Given her offensive personality, many were quite pleased by Leona's legal troubles. Even celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz could not win her immunity from the law. Following her conviction, Federal Judge John Walker publicly reprimanded her, saying, "Your conduct was the product of naked greed [and] the arrogant belief that you were above the law." Leona Helmsley was sent to jail in 1992 and was released in 1994. In 2002, Helmsley, whose husband Harry died in 1997, again found herself in court after being sued by Charles Bell, a former employee who accused Leona of firing him soley because he was homosexual. A jury ordered Helmsley to pay him more than $11 million in damages.
Helmsley died in August 2007 at age 87. She famously left $12 million to her dog, Trouble.
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Added: 4th December 2014
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From March 24, 1979: Sugar Ray Leonard continues to work his way toward a world welterweight title fight by knocking out Danny Gonzalez in the first round. Watch for Ray's beautiful right hand counterpunch! Howard Cosell calls the action.
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Added: 28th October 2012
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Some defensive linemen can go through their entire NFL careers without touching the ball. Leon Lett of the Dallas Cowboys probably envies those guys. Twice in the space of 10 months in 1993 Lett made gigantic blunders. One occurred in the Super Bowl when his showboating cost him a rare touchdown. The other foul-up was worse: It cost his team a Thanksgiving Day win against Miami. Do you remember them?
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Added: 25th November 2012
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Opera superstar Leontyne Price is a mystery challenger on What's My Line on September 18, 1966. The introduction of the panelists and John Daly are shown. Beware: Bennett Cerf makes an awful pun.
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Added: 11th October 2013
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Steve asked me to re-post this clip after it was lost when the website's server was changed. "Another example of an unsuccessful TV series featuring a major film star" is how Total Television described Shirley's World, a 30-minute dramedy that ran on ABC from September 15, 1971 to January 5, 1972. Shirley MacLaine played Shirley Logan, a globe-trotting photo-journalist employed by World Illustrated magazine. John Gregson played her editor. The show was extremely expensive to produce because it was actually filmed in exotic locales. Some critics have commented that the travel budget could have been more wisely spent on better scripts. It was produced in England by ITV and carried on ABC in the United States. Further complicating matters was MacLaine's dislike for producer Sheldon Leonard. Here's the opening montage.
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Added: 17th July 2014
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This marvelous I've Got A Secret clip from 1955 has three quick appearances by various baseball record holders: Leon Cadore, Johnny Vander Meer and Ty Cobb.
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Added: 4th October 2014
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