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Gene Hackman as coach Norman Dale on the set of 1986's Hoosiers. Tom Strickland/AP/AP hide caption
Daniel Craig, who played James Bond in five films, at the Germany premiere of Spectre in 2015. (Michael Sohn/AP) Michael Sohn/AP hide caption
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny gestures during his trial at a Moscow courthouse on August 27, 2018. VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption
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English singer, actress and '60s icon Marianne Faithfull. Fred Mott/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption
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The doo-wop group Sha Na Na poses during a rehearsal for their special performance to mark the 75th anniversary of Hofstra University in Melville, N.Y. From left are Screamin' Scott Simon, Donny York, David Garrett, Elliot Cahn, Robert Leonard and Jocko Marcellino. Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke/AP hide caption
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