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The movie Pride, released three years earlier, may have helped focus attention on Ellis's program, as the inclusion of a state-of-the-art swimming pool in the Kroc Center would become a boon for Ellis's swim club. [21] Since late 2010, Ellis has remained the coach of the Salvation Army Kroc Aquatics (SAKA) program located in the Kroc Center.
Pride is a 2007 American biographical film released by Lionsgate Entertainment on March 23, 2007. Loosely based upon the true story of Philadelphia swim coach James "Jim" Ellis, [2] Pride stars Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, and Kimberly Elise.
The 688 Club was a popular alternative music venue in Atlanta, Georgia, [1] located at 688 Spring Street, near the intersection of Spring and 3rd Streets. The 688 Club opened in May 1980 [2] and closed in November 1986. [3]
Jim Ellis may refer to: Jim Ellis (jockey) (1910–1971), New Zealand jockey and racehorse trainer; James L. Ellis (1928-2017), California state legislator; Jim Ellis (baseball) (born 1945), former Major League Baseball pitcher; Jim Ellis (swimming coach) (born 1948), American swim coach and subject of the film Pride; Jim Ellis (computing ...
A number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the ...
James Reed "Jim" Ellis (August 5, 1921 – October 25, 2019) was a municipal bond lawyer [1] and civic activist based in King County, Washington. Although he never sought or held elective office, at the time of his death the Seattle Times described him as "one of [Washington's] most visionary and successful civic leaders."
By Stephen Culp. NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street see-sawed amid choppy trading on Thursday, reversing earlier gains as investors embarked on the new year facing the cross-currents of solid labor ...
Fred Trammell Crow (June 10, 1914 – January 14, 2009) was an American real estate developer from Dallas, Texas.He is credited with the creation of several major real estate projects, including the Dallas Market Center, Peachtree Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, California.