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Hoop Dreams is a 1994 American documentary film directed by Steve James, and produced by Frederick Marx, James, and Peter Gilbert, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students, William Gates and Arthur Agee , in Chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players.
Rachel Isadora (born 1953) is an American illustrator, children's book author, specializing in picture books, and painter.She is most famous for the book Ben's Trumpet, runner-up for the 1980 Caldecott Medal, or Caldecott Honor Book, and winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book honor.
Passing Glory is a 1999 basketball-drama film produced for TNT, written by Harold Sylvester, and directed by Steve James.It is based on a true story. This movie stars Andre Braugher, Rip Torn, and Sean Squire, and features a speaking role by Arthur Agee, subject of the documentary Hoop Dreams, also directed by Steve James. [1]
David Joravsky had three sisters. He dedicated his book The Lysenko Affair to his sister Esther, who died in 1962 at the age of 38 and was the mother of three sons. [12] David and Doris Joravsky had a son and a daughter. Doris Joravsky (1927–2018) [13] was for thirty years a public school teacher in Chicago. [14]
A story just like this recently happened to this one woman who had dreamed of becoming an author ever since she was a child. When Bryn Donovan was just 8 years old, she found her immense passion ...
He, his wife, Luann, and their adult children own the nonprofit Iowa Youth Athletic Foundation, which supports the All Iowa Attack basketball teams, for which Clark and former Iowa State ...
For players from L.A., and others who relocate here, chasing a pro basketball dream often takes them overseas. Mike Creppy helps them realize a dream.
Hardwood Dreams: 1993 Documentary Wesley Snipes narrates a look at a Los Angeles-area high school team. [1] Blue Chips: 1994 Drama Nick Nolte as a successful college coach who violates the rules to recruit new stars. [10] Hoop Dreams: 1994 Documentary A pair of Chicago high school athletes try to succeed on the court and make it to college. [11 ...