Lew Hoad (1934-1994) was an Australian tennis player who won in the space of four years, 13 Grand Slam titles (4 x singles, 8 x doubles and one mixed doubles). In 1956 he won the singles titles of Australia, France, Wimbledon and was beaten in the final of the US singles by his friend and fellow Australian, Ken Rosewall. Lew turned professional in 1957 and made a comeback to the international circuit when tennis became open in 1967 but his best years were behind him.
2. Bud Abbott
Answer: Lou Costello
Lou Costello (1906-1959) was an American actor and comedian and best known for his partnership with Bud Abbott. Together they went on to make 34 films and their signature routine was "Who's on First?". This comedy sketch "Who's on First?" was named in 1999 by Time magazine as the best comedy sketch of the 20th century.
3. Former First Lady of USA
Answer: Lou Henry
Lou Henry (1874-1944) became Lou Henry Hoover in 1899 when she married Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-1964) who became the 31st President of the United States (1929-1933).
4. Dr. Kildare
Answer: Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres (1908-1996) was an American actor of film and television spanning the years 1927-1994. During his career he made numerous movies and is well known for his performances in "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930) and "Johnny Belinda" (1948) for which he received an Academy Award nomination. However, he is best known for his role as Dr. Kildare in nine movies from 1938-1942. In all of these movies the mentor of Dr. Kildare was Dr. Leonard Gillespie played by Lionel Barrymore.
5. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Answer: Lew Wallace
Lew Wallace ( 1827-1905) was an American lawyer, Union General during the American Civil War , politician and author. He wrote novels and biographies, however, his bestselling novel was "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" (1880). In 1925 the novel was adapted into a silent movie, however, in 1959 the novel was readapted into the blockbuster movie "Ben-Hur" featuring Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins and Stephen Boyd. The movie won eleven Academy Awards having been nominated for twelve.
6. The Iron Horse
Answer: Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig (1903-1941) was an American baseball player who played first base for the New York Yankees from 1923-1939. During his career he was six times a World Series Champion and finished with 493 home runs. Due to his durability (2,130 consecutive games) and hitting he gained the nickname "the Iron Horse".
In one MLB game in June 1932 he hit four home runs against the Philadelphia Athletics, being the first player in the 20th century to achieve this feat. In 1939 he was diagnosed with "amyotrophic lateral scierosis" (ALS), which is also known as "motor neurons disease"(MND).
The condition is also known as "Lou Gehrig's disease".
7. The Velvet Underground
Answer: Lou Reed
Lou Reed (1942-2013) was an American singer, musician and songwriter. In 1964 he was a co-founder of the rock band The Velvet Underground which became an integral part of the history of underground and alternative rock music. He left the band in 1970 and during a solo career released 20 studio albumns.
8. MVP World Series
Answer: Lew Burdette
Lew Burdette (1926-2007) was an American pitcher who spent 17 seasons in MLB (1950-1967). He played for a number of teams but he spent 12 of those seasons with the Boston/Milwaukee Braves (1951-1963). In 1957 he pitched the Milwaukee Braves to a World Series win against the New York Yankees and picked up the MVP award in doing so. In 1960 he pitched a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies.
9. The Incredible Hulk
Answer: Lou Ferrigno
Lou Ferrigno is an American actor, fitness trainer and former professional body builder. In 1973-4 he won the IFBB Mr. Universe titles. As an actor he is best known for his role as the hulk in the television series "The Incredible Hulk" (1978-1982).
10. You'll Never Find Another Love like Mine
Answer: Lou Rawls
Lou Rawls (1933-2006) was an American singer, actor, songwriter and record producer. During his career from 1951-2005 he released more than 60 albumns which sold over 40 million records. His best known song is "You'll Never Find Another Love like Mine" which made it to number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1976. However, it did reach number one on the R&B and Easy Listening Charts.
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