His back-first, neck-down leaping style struck competitors and onlookers as a novelty act. After he won an Olympic gold in 1968, it came to dominate...

She was a Broadway star at 23 and then quit acting, but later re-emerged in films like “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “A...

After the success of the movie, he established a brand for writing Hollywood movies about inspiring episodes in Black history.

He was a calming presence on a volatile squad, one of the few teams in baseball history to win the World Series three years in...

He won the World Boxing Association title in 1983, became a symbol of racial comity and showed a surprising gentleness in public.

She and her husband invented a model for faithfully adapting acclaimed literature, illuminating an alternate path for independent cinema.

He provided the beats on unforgettable hits like “September,” “Let’s Groove,” “Shining Star” and “Boogie Wonderland.”

She was the lead vocalist on all three of the Pointer Sisters’ Top 40 hits in the group’s early years, and she helped define its...

He helped lead a dominant squad at Syracuse and won all-American honors. He later became a role player for the Knicks and a college coach.

His band became known for hard-driving stadium rock, but its biggest hit was a cover of a country ballad about heartbreak.