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1. A great ambassador and trailblazer in the game of tennis was born in Richmond, Virginia on the 10th of July. When just out of his teens he was admitted to the all-powerful US Davis Cup team in 1963. When the "Open Era" of tennis began, with professional players included for the first time in major tournaments, he took out the US Open crown in that year. So who was the man that followed with similar wins in Australia in 1970, and a brilliant victory at Wimbledon as a rank outsider in 1975?
2. Just scraping in on the 31st December was this man who has turned into one of our finest actors was born in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England. Over a career of more than fifty years he has collected almost every award of any significance including BAFTAs, Golden Globes and Grammys. But whose greatest achievement was realised when winning a Best Actor Academy Award for playing an Indian statesman?
3. This man who was born on the 9th August in Jacksonville, Illinois, and was a professional boxer who held the WBC world heavyweight title in 1978. After starring in athletics and football at high school he started his boxing career upon joining the United States Marine Corps. A 24-2 amateur record led to a successful professional career. Can you name the man whose main highlight in this journey was defeating the man who considered himself the greatest athlete of all time?
4. This man was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on the 10th of January and was a folk and rock singer-composer. He was active with albums and singles between 1966 and 1973 with his big break coming in 1972 when signing a contract with ABC records to record two top albums that each produced a top Billboard Top 40 hit. Can you name the artist that unfortunately performed the third posthumous number one song in US Billboard chart history?
5. One of the most successful female tennis players was born on November 22nd in Long Beach California and won twelve Grand Slam singles titles, including six Wimbledons and four US Opens. In 1972 she went within an ace of collecting all four majors but was absent for the Australian Open before winning the French, Wimbledon and US Opens. Who was this lady that was a real driving force in gaining equality for women tennis players where some issues were then favouring the men?
6. This very talented singer and keyboardist was born in Bouth Lancashire United Kingdom on the 12th July and shared the vocals with one of the most popular bands of the late 70s. The band released a monster album in 1977 which was dominant in the US Billboard , the UK Charts and the Australian Top 40 along with the popular singles lifted from it. She took a hiatus from the band in 1998 and rejoined in 2014 to play in the "On with the show" tour beginning in Minneapolis. So can you tell who this lady is with a "Perfect" name?
7. An actor who was born on the 24th May in Bristol Connecticut got his first big break was to be in the cast of a Robert Altman movie. This film turned out as a big success and inspired one of the biggest television shows of all time. He played the same role in both productions and even though the characters' names were retained, he was the only actor to "survive" although many of the movie's cast played cameo roles as other characters. He previously played Charlie Brown in a 1967 Off-Broadway production. Can you identify the actor who subscribed to the saying "Suicide is Painless"?.
8. A really versatile male actor who has played brilliantly in both comedy and gangster movies was born on the 9th February in Newark New Jersey. Twice Oscar nominated as Best Supporting Actor for a boxing movie in 1980, and a gangster movie in 1990 - the latter proving a winner. Was hilarious as a burglar in a movie and its follow-up. Who is the actor whose other roles included "Moonwalker", "JFK" and "A Bronx Tale"?
9. An actor-cum-singer who realised much success in both fields was born in Chicago Illinois on the 28th August. After trying a music career initially, he turned to acting, with his best effort playing a role in a "Dirty Harry" Clint Eastwood movie "Magnum Force". Then came an offer to play a policeman in a series that became a huge hit of the seventies. During the four year filming of this program he decided to try recording once again and produced a song that topped the charts in the UK, the Billboard Hot 100 and the Australian Top 40 and followed it with another UK number one. Can you name this man who you wouldn't give up on?
10. This man who was born in New York City on December 16th and started his career with Universal Pictures as a writer and story editor of television series such as "Ironside" and "Columbo". Then went to work as a creator and producer with 20th Century Fox where he co-created and produced "L A Law". Then formed his own production company and over the years he became a prolific writer and producer of a host of popular television series. Can you name the co-creator and producer of "Hill Street Blues" and "NYPD Blue"?
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