TITLE: Biography Magazine
[Multiple biographies of people in the news -- See FULL contents list below!]
ISSUE DATE: August 1999; Vol. 3, No. 8
CONDITION: Literary sized magazine, Approx 8oe" X 11". COMPLETE and in clean, VERY GOOD condition. (See photo)

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COVER STORY: NICOLE KIDMAN: Cruising to the Top -- She started her acting career at 6 (playing a sheep in a Nativity play) and never looked back. Today, Nicole Kidman is known as much for her performing prowess as for her ethereal beauty or her marriage to Tom Cruise. And what pleases her? Being called a "character actor" by Eyes Wide Shut director Stanley Kubrick. By Ivor Davis.

HEROES: How Puppy Love Is Therapeutic: The Miracle of Murphy -- Murphy is a 6-year-old, 70 lb yellow Labrador -- and a miracle worker. As a vital part of a rehabilitative therapy team, she's gotten a little girl with cerebral palsy to take her first steps, inspired adult patients to exercise their crippled limbs, and won the hearts of all she's helped. By Linda Peterson.

CELEBRITIES: Zen and the Art of Richard Gere -- Sure Runaway Bride star RICHARD GERE is known as a devout Buddhist, a versatile actor, and a guy who once had a reputation for -- in Christopher Reeve's tart phrase -- "falling out of his clothes" onscreen. But how many know he once was a gymnast and a professional trumpet player? By Janet Cawley.

GLAMOUR: A Century of Models -- They're the singular faces (and bodies) that inspired designers, sold thousands of products, even created trends while representing a special standard of beauty. Biography Magazine presents a photo survey of the 20th century's most photogenic models.

HEALTH: Seymour Diamond: The Headache Doctor -- Seymour Diamond has devoted his career to relieving chronic headache pain -- a condition that affects some 45 million Americans. And as head of Chicago's Diamond Headache Clinic, he's been a pio- neer in treatments that attract 2,000 patients annually from around the globe. By Alyssa L. Shaffer.

EXPERTS: Travel Revolutionary Arthur Frommer -- As the patron saint of budget-conscious travelers, Arthur Frommer has logged millions of miles and visited nearly 100 countries since he wrote Europe on $5 aDay in 1956. Now, with over 200 titles in the Frommer travel series, this 69-year-old grandfather still tells us where to go. By Kathy Passero.

Bench Warfare with JUDGE JUDY -- Her cut-to-the-chase, no-nonsense style has made Judge Judy Sheindlin one of television's most popular jurists. But it's no act for the cameras. Say friends and family, "What you see is what you get." By Joanna Philbin.

Royalty Quiz -- arvard economics major became a reservedJapanese princess? Which Renaissance king broke England's ties to the Catholic Church? What longtime Arab leader, married to an American, died last February of lymphoma? Take Biography Magazine's Royalty Quiz and see how many past, present, and future rulers you can identify. By Dorothy Rompalske.

The Sunny Days and Dark Nights of Beach Boy Brian Wilson -- Brian Wilson, the genius behind the Beach Boys, spent decades battling breakdowns, drugs, and his own band. Now he's back performing, a turn of events he calls "unbelievable." By David Goldman.

The Fabulous, Scandalous Colette -- "I want do what I want," declared prolific French writer Colette. And she did. The creator of Gigi had three husbands, numerous love affairs -- including one with her teenage stepson -- and several scandalous lesbian relationships. By Dorothy Rompalske.

The Bittersweet Success of Shania Twain -- Shania Twain's life may sound like a country soiig -- grinding poverty, losing her parents in a car crash, raising her three younger siblings -- but unlike many Nashville hits, this one has a happy ending: a soaring career and marriage to a famous rock producer. By Janet Cawley.

Lessons in Leadership: Franklin D. Roosevelt -- As our nation's 32nd president, FDR guided Americans through economic hardship, the New Deal, and World War II. He also won an unprecedented four terms in office and radiated the most perfect combination of strength and warmth of any U.S. politician of the century. By Bob Frost.

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