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An author who sets about to depict events of the past that have run their course is suspected of wishing to avoid the problems of the present day, of being, in other words, a reactionary.
When I grew up Carl Lewis was still running, Maurice Greene was running - he was that figure I see, like Michael Johnson. I really wanted to look up to the fast guys - so those two guys were some of the guys I looked up to.
| H. E. Bates, Writer (1905) |
| Harry Carey, Jr., Actor (1921) |
| Tucker Carlson, Journalist (1969) |
| Betty Carter, Musician (1930) |
| Bob Edwards, Journalist (1947) |
| Charlie Fink, Musician (1986) |
| Henry Fonda, Actor (1905) |
| Edward T. Hall, Scientist (1914) |
| Janet Jackson, Musician (1966) |
| Christian Lacroix, Designer (1951) |
| William Adams, Explorer (1620) |
| George Ade, Playwright (1944) |
| James Agee, Novelist (1955) |
| Sammy Davis, Jr., Entertainer (1990) |
| Margaret Hamilton, Actress (1985) |
| Andy Kaufman, Comedian (1984) |


