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5 items by Gerri Hirshey

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  Funk's Founding Father: James Brown, 1933-2006 | ARTICLE

  On Christmas morning, James Brown breathed his last in an Atlanta hospital. For a man whose trademark soul scream – black, American and...

  January 25, 2007 1:10 PM ET
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  Michelle Pfeiffer: The Bat's Meow | ARTICLE

  As it was laid out in her fat, annotated script, Michelle Pfeiffer's first day before the cameras as Cat-woman looked to be an easy...

  September 3, 1992 12:00 PM ET
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  James Brown: I Feel Good! | ARTICLE

  'ANEEEEMALS! A-NEEEE-MALS!" The Parisian press is un peu upset, rising up off its black-jerseyed rump, craning to see Le JB over a nasty, elbowing...

  June 27, 1991 3:30 PM ET
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  Michael Jackson: Life as a Man In the Magical Kingdom | ARTICLE

  It's noon, and somewhere in the San Fernando Valley, the front shades of a row of condos are lowered against a hazy glare. Through...

  February 17, 1983 4:55 PM ET
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  Mister James Brown: The Godfather of Soul Is Back | ARTICLE

  The clamor begins seconds after the flashy, customized van deposits its cargo outside the Richmond County Jail in Augusta, Georgia. "Jaaaaaaames!" "Yo, God-fathah, get me out!"

  April 1, 1982 1:10 AM ET