And I'll tell you somethin'. Image courtesy gettyimages.com. Rocky is een Amerikaanse mediafranchise gemaakt door Sylvester Stallone, bestaande uit onder meer negen boksfilms, die begon met de gelijknamige film uit 1976 en sindsdien een cultureel fenomeen is geworden, gericht op de bokscarrire van Rocky Balboa. Look, he said, pointing out the foreword by Ben Stiller and an endorsement from George Clooney, stating he could honestly say he's been coming to Patsy's since before he was born as his mom was photographed at Patsy's when she was pregnant with him, and he's been coming ever since. But with you kid, boy, I got a reason to go on. 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In addition, Goldman was the boxing trainer of Rocky Marciano, on whom Rocky Balboa is largely based. Sometimes it gets annoying to me how critical people are of the Rocky series. He was the host of televisions Those Amazing Animals in 1980, and earlier was a regular on the Mr. Then Coogler made, a game changer, starring the actor Michael B. Jordan. Sylvester Stallone and Burgess Meredith in Rocky (1976) People Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith. 's) 1 Loss. It was a personal effort, based on memories of his own childhood in Hell's Kitchen, and what made it interesting was Stallone's off-the-wall humor in several bizarre scenes. i work in a mail room and we have to cut bundles of newspapers open, so sometime I use the phrase Cut Me Mick. It is revealed that in his will, Goldmill left his gym to Rocky's son, Robert Balboa Jr. "I will miss him terribly, as will everyone who was ever fortunate enough to know him.". In 1996, he played a role in the CD-rom video game Ripper. It's a bit of old New York, just like the food is a reminder of family, and Sylvester Stallone in Creed keeps the iconic Rocky alive. He also played major roles in the plays High Tor, Liliom , and Major Barbara. 2023 Cond Nast. Maybe with this Pope, he'll go for it. Sylvester Stallone adding footage of Mickey Goldmill (Burgess Meredith) to his director's cut of Rocky IV is a significant change to Rocky Balboa's epic fight against Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren). Meredith, who died Tuesday, had been suffering from melanoma and Alzheimer's disease, said his son, Jonathan. "A lot of people say Rocky [Marciano] don't look too good in there, but the guy on the ground don't look too good either."). De franchise is uitgebreid naar verschillende films, boeken, computerspellen en een musical. Eventually, after Creed's efforts at publicly embarrassing Balboa into a fight, Goldmill again becomes Balboa's trainer for the rematch. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. He has technically retired, and is now mentoring a younger fighter, but the protg lacks Rockys moral character and so Rocky must, in the end, beat him up. The film featured William Atherton, Karen Black, Donald Sutherland, and Geraldine Page in other important roles. The life story, and so much else is important to a fan. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, and educated at Amherst . He portrayed the role of Mickey Goldmill, a tough trainer who helps the lead character (played by Sylvester Stallone) prepare for his shot for glory. A melodrama of a son out to avenge his fathers death, it became not only a Broadway hit in 1935 but also a motion picture a year later with Meredith recreating his role as the son, Mio. He didn't win either time. In pitting faith against reason, M. Night Shyamalans latest film is a call to capitulation. In late 1975, he tells Rocky that he's 76 years old, which would have meant he was born in either 1898 or 1899. Freshen up your Watchlist with the latest roster of streaming movies and TV shows coming to Prime Video, featuring old favorites and new movies and series. Based on what transpires in the fourth franchise movie, it seems that Stalloneapplied the Rockydeath concept to Weathers' character, who is killed by the Russian Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) in Rocky IV. According to two interviews with the late Roger Ebert, the 1982 moviewas originally supposedto complete the franchise narrative with "The Italian Stallion"passing away not inside the ring, but rather during a private moment in Italy. In its very human focus, the Rocky series is, oddly, the closest analogue that American cinema has produced to Franois Truffauts Antoine Doinel cycle. Said Coogler, the black man is the personification of our country's "worst sin." After 50-odd years in acting and more than 130 movies, Burgess Meredith, 71, eyes the cyclone of wealth and woe swirling around his co-stars with the kindly cynicism of Rocky's trainer, Mickey. Playwright Maxwell Anderson became aware of his talents and wrote a play called Winterset with Meredith in mind. And we'll have a lot of action and be conservative with the dialogue. Explaining why he agreed to come out of Rocky retirement for Ryan Coogler's movie in which the illegitimate son of Apollo Creed persuades Rocky to train him, Stallone said it was Ryan Coogler's vision. Free shipping for many products! Not every would-be Shatner finds his Captain Kirk, and fewer still, as Stallone did with Rocky, create and control that character themselves. But glaring gaps remain, Remember that Harry Styles Spitgate drama? With Talia Shire, Burt Young, and Burgess Meredith. AIFF or WAV sound), "Burgess Meredith always was an irreplaceable legend, a craftsman who rarely comes along, not (one) in a generation but in several generations," Sylvester Stallone said. In the 1975 drama film The Day of the Locust, Burgess Meredith appeared as Harry Greener. His quirky voice also led to voice-over work in television commercials, including pitches for Untied Air Lines and Skippy peanut butter. . After emerging from the vault and determining that he was the last of his species, Merediths character briefly relished his opportunity to finally have the time for his beloved books. Okay? By the mid '70s, after bit parts in forgotten films . On Wednesday, Sylvester Stallone, star of Rocky, said in a statement that without [Merediths] participation in the film it would never have had its emotional core.. Spouse/Ex-: Kaja Sundsten, Helen Derby (1933-1935), Margaret Perry (1936-1938), Paulette Goddard (1944-1949), place of death: Malibu, California, United States, Ancestry: Canadian American, British American, See the events in life of Burgess Meredith in Chronological Order, (One of the Most Accomplished Actors of the 20th Century). You know kid, I know how you feel about this fight that's comin' up. Stallone also planned for the climactic fight to take place at the Roman Coliseum in Italy, and wanted to incorporate Pope John Paul II due toRocky's religious beliefs. [2] One of the regulars in his gym is Rocky Balboa, a local club fighter who had never realized his potential and had instead become a collector for a local loan shark. De filmreeks met een totale wereldwijde . I hardly visit my ex-wives. (Among them was actress Paulette Goddard. Balboa attempts to call off the match due to Goldmill's condition, but Goldmill refuses to allow him to stop now. Goldmill gives Balboa a cufflink that belonged to Rocky Marciano. He was 89. For example, the whole sequence of the soldier without legs, sitting on a bar eating peanuts. Both were diminutive men known to take an occasional drink, and both hated pretense. The touch I liked was that peculiar penguinlike quack I use in my lines," he said. Imagine! Goldmill claimed that the reason his victory did not garner any media attention was that he did not have a manager, while Dempsey did. In the first two films, Rocky dictated his own pace. Another favorite was The Diary of a Chambermaid, a 1946 film directed by Jean Renoir that Meredith adapted from the novel and appeared in with Goddard. But Eva took me in.. The matchup is set for August 15, 1981. I'll have to shoot it for myself, whether or not I use it. The message comes into focus: Rocky didnt just fade awayhe was called up to movie Heaven, so that his spirit may now live on in each and every one of us. "If I have the nerve, if I have real nerve, Rocky should die at the end of the third film. Meredith made his debut on the silver screen in 1936, in the film Winterset as Mio Romagna. Rocky went silent for sixteen years, until Stallones own star had fallen far enoughthe early aughts saw him in barely released fare with titles like Eye See You and Avenging Angelothat humility was no longer so abstract a concept. Getty Images provides access rights only and does not license the copyright in the image. He left her group for roles in Threepenny Opera, Little Ol Boy, The Barretts of Wimpole Street and many other Broadway and off-Broadway productions in the early 1930s. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Looking ahead, Stallone anticipated a third film in which heavyweight champion Apollo Creed would retire after his loss to Rocky, and then become Rocky's manager after the death of Mickey, the Burgess Meredith character. Three marriages, the latter two to models. Mickey: [Flashback] and I'll never leave you until that happens. All rights reserved. Titles Rocky. He's also the founding editor at Vague Visages, and has contributed to RogerEbert.com and Fandor. He married Kaja Sundsten in 1951 and had two children with her. That Apollo won't know what hit him. Naturally Rocky digs deep, wins, literally wraps himself in the American flag, and every real Rocky fan implicitly understands that this had at least something to do with the actual collapse of the Soviet Union, just a few years later. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. Now it may well feel earned. 1997 Cable News Network, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sylvester Stallone In 'Rocky' Sylvester Stallone and Burgess Meredith in the corner in a scene from the film 'Rocky', 1976. You're getting the crap beat out of you and trying to think about camera placement at the same time. And Rocky Marciano give me that. Now I got a little gift for you. The major innovationor correctionis that, in a high-drama rematch, Rocky defeats Creed. Privately, he was an avid environmentalist who complained about a neighbor cutting down a favorite tree to build a tennis court next to his home. Burgess Meredith, the raspy-voiced character actor best known for his portrayal of the gruff boxing manager in the Rocky movies, has died at his home in Malibu, California. Stallone was sitting in the dust with his back against the wall of one of the buildings in the prison camp compound where the movie is set. Copyright 1997 NPR. Don't miss a beat. Sylvester Stallone's Burgess Meredith Moment in 'Creed' Supplying a bit of history, the young filmmaker came to him early on with the idea for, and Stallone put him off. Or the wily and fiendish Penguin, one of Batmans prime adversaries on the campy and highly popular 1960s TV series. His most recent dramatic resuscitation didnt appear to impress him any more than had his earlier revivals. Similar to Rocky IV, the end credits is presented with a slideshow featuring black and white stills that highlighted this film and the previous entries. But in the summer of 1979 came "Rocky II," an enormous critical and popular hit. Supplying a bit of history, the young filmmaker came to him early on with the idea for, and Stallone put him off. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. The beast is gone now, Rocky says at the end of Balboa, referring to his own ambition. Instead, he lays out a storylinethat's mostly similar to what happens in the 1982 movie. What you can say is, this role for Stallone in Creed is paying back big time as the actor makes his way through the award season having garnered several nominations for Best Supporting Actor, including the Golden Globes this coming weekend. He might have gone then to outer space, or time-travelled, or in some other way heightened his concept, but Stallone again kept ahead of the curve: in 1990, he delivered Rocky V, a stripped down Rocky that anticipates the days of MTV Unplugged, returning to the gritty streets of Philly; Rockys fortune has been embezzled by a shady accountant. I prefer to imagine him hanging on, looking into the white light, with the great Burgess Meredith, as Mickey, gruffly calling from the other side: Hey, kidyou ever think about dying? 5y; Christopher Michael. When you get right down to it, 'Rocky' said exactly the same things to a 5-year-old that it said to adults. Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Mr. T, Carl Weathers: Directed by Dick Carson. He was well-known for his work in ensemble shows such as "The Twilight Zone," but achieved greater fame later in life through his voice-over work in commercials and cartoons, and for his portrayal of a boxing manager in the Sylvester Stallone "Rocky" movies. While Balboa loses the match to Creed based on scoring by the judges, he manages to last the full 15 rounds, a first for any of Creed's opponents. You're gonna roll over him like a bulldozer, an Italian bulldozer. In a single television season (1963) he portrayed a mad pacifist, a botanist whose specialty was man-eating plants, a father with incestuous tendencies and a diabolical brother who hated his sibling. ", "Burgess was not only a marvelous actor, he was one of the dearest human beings I ever knew," Lemmon said. I dunno. Jul 23, 1979 | Articles. Highlights from the week in culture, every Saturday. Love Sylvester Stallone. A memorial service is pending. He tells Rocky never to give up no matter how much he hurts, and tells him he loves him. Did Sylvester Stallone write the screenplay for 'Rocky V'? All rights reserved. His screen performances included Mackennas Gold in 1969, The Hindenburg in 1975, Foul Play in 1978, Clash of the Titans in 1981, Santa Claus: The Movie in 1985, Grumpy Old Men in 1993 and its 1995 sequel Grumpier Old Men.. Not so for Rosie Perez! For his portrayal of Harry Greene in The Day of the Locust, Meredith was nominated at various award shows including at the Academy Awards for the Best Supporting Actor. This is a publicly distributed handout. Some time after his retirement (in 1948), he opened a boxing gym in Philadelphia, Mighty Mick's Boxing, and began to train fighters. And now Creed. By all accounts, Stallone had every intention of sparing Rocky any further need to prove himself, but was lured back in by the passion of the projects young writer-director, Ryan Coogler, of Fruitvale Station renown. In June 1979, Ebert interviewed Stallone at the Rocky IIworld premiere (via RogerEbert.com). He won an Emmy in 1977 for his portrayal of attorney Joseph Welch in Tail Gunner Joe, a TV special about Sen. Joseph McCarthy, and was nominated for a second Emmy for The Last Hurrah. He won a special Tony Award for his 1960 staging of a A Thurber Carnival. He also was nominated for another Tony for directing Ulysses in Nighttown., The relatively sparse recognition became a personal joke, and he sent The Times a satirical fantasy in 1980 in which he presided over a company of what he called non-awarded actors.. He was an early and inveterate cross-country airline passenger, juggling films between stage appearances and managing, generally, to keep his sense of humor. Based on their uneasy prior relationship, Balboa is initially resistant, but nevertheless agrees to let Goldmill train him. The concept seems a bit melodramatic and heavy-handed, but it aligns with tropes from American '80s cinema, and certainly with the "tragic hero" archetype: ""If I have the nerve, if I have real nerve, Rocky should die at the end of the third film. By Regina Weinreich, Contributor Hes adjusted comfortably to wealth. 120 min. Burgess Meredith Sylvester Stallone, John G. Avildsen, and Burgess Meredith in Rocky (1976) Close 1 of 63 Burgess Meredith1 of 63 Sylvester Stallone, John G. Avildsen, and Burgess Meredithin Rocky (1976) PeopleSylvester Stallone, John G. Avildsen, Burgess Meredith TitlesRocky Photo by United Artists/Getty Images - Image courtesy gettyimages.com Stallone doesn't reveal his death plan for Rocky in the 1979 Ebert interview. He boxed professionally from 1922 until 1947 and achieved great athletic success but never gained any measure of fame or material success. Who knew she was such a boxing fan? Entdecke ROCKY IV (4 1985 - 2023 Release) Sylvester Stallone NEW Eu 4K UHD STEELBOOK in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Sylvester Stallone and Burgess Meredith in Rocky (1976) People Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith. Shortly before the match, Balboa and Lang's entourages erupt into a pandemonium free-for-all backstage, and Goldmill, trying to break it up, is pushed against a wall by Lang, and goes into cardiac arrest. The series is really a classic trilogy, with each installation in diptych form. In Stallone's original version, Mickey Goldmill (Burgess Meredith) has a stroke, and so Rocky reaches out to Creed to help him train for one final fight against a "street-tough challenger." https://www.flickr.com/photos/jack_hargreaves_shed/17455207003/in/photolist-s292GM-3mhA7a-tuQBj3-tuQuoj-tfzbUN-sAkGBV-tfAqkf-tfGMie-sArHmt-tfF2Y9-tfPwwX-tfGaTY-tfJdBZ-txgoei-sAh35m-sAsuUT-tjYTwj-sAgSXo-sEzrv1-tBi9dW-sELx5V-sEAeVL-tfQpjZ-txbtSX-tfAx1Q-21ubnrX-eMzPBS-8g3kX7. Burgess Meredith, 89, the veteran character actor whose many roles as a cantankerous old man included the boxing coach in four "Rocky" movies, died Sept. 9 at his home in Malibu, Calif. With Merv Griffin, Bradley James, Mort Lindsey, Burgess Meredith. Though every actor claims to fear typecasting, and many wriggle spectacularly at its encroachment (Johnny Depp has been wriggling for twenty-five years now), I suspect that most understand that it results from an ecstatic harmony between actor and character that is, in fact, their vocations pinnacle. Then Coogler made, a game changer, starring the actor Michael B. Jordan. He retired in 1947, with a record of 72 Wins, (70 K.O. People Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith Balboa tells his trainer that the fight ended in a second-round knockout but does not tell Goldmill that he lost. Paintings that endure are paintings that inspire people to say, hey, that's the way I feel; those are the colors I see in my dreams. Goes Out newsletter, with the week's best events, to help you explore and experience our city. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Jena Malone says Hunger Games co-worker sexually assaulted her: a traumatic event, Review: The gorgeous new movie Pacifiction will hypnotize you. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. And now I'm givin' it to you and it, it's gotta be like a, like an angel on your shoulder see? Goldman was (again like Goldmill) well known for making wise remarks (ex. Rocky would decide to defend his title - and his opponent, naturally, would be another club fighter eager for a shot at the top. Throughout, he has maintained in his imagination a place where he can scrub away any such blemishes on his soul, leaving only the simple, heroic Balboa. Consequently, he has been in a remarkable position to shepherd himself through a shadow life, and to write large a fantastical autobiography of the man he might wish to have been. His notable works came in films like The Story of G.I. The greatest fictional fighter of all time, a man whose name is synonymous with victory, and the chapter of his life in which he actually reigns as champ registers barely as a footnote. He died Tuesday at his home in Malibu, said his son, Jonathan. (Photo by United Artists/Courtesy of Getty Images) Before Rocky, Sylvester Stallone was at a professional rock bottom. Merediths last marriage lasted over 45 years. In 1976, of course, boffo box office did not necessarily require that a sequel be made, but Rocky did return, in 1979, and the structure of his second movie, remarkably, mirrors the first. I had no money, Meredith said in a 1976 interview. Stallone's revamped Rocky IV expands upon the original 1985 movie, which is a cult classic beloved by Rocky fans. More:Ivan Drago's Unmade Rocky Spinoff Sent The Villain To Prison. In his later years, he was often cast as an elderly curmudgeon. But then, weve seen this character hover by the exit door before. Stallone wrote the six original Rocky movies and directed four of them. In 1977, he appeared in two television films, The Last Hurrah and Tail Gunner Joe, and was nominated for back-to-back Primetime Emmy Awards, winning one. Meredith died from complications of Alzheimer's disease and melanoma in his Malibu home at the age of 88 on September 9, 1997. andParadise Alley in between the first two Rockymovies. I offer evidence of decadence not to damn him but merely to note that, living in an atmosphere of perpetual temptation, he has been vulnerable to it. Mio was the first of three stage portrayals that established him as a significant actor. He not only featured as an actor on stage in plays like Winterset and Romeo and Juliet, but also directed several plays in his career. Perhaps the television role that will linger longest with viewers was in an episode of The Twilight Zone in the early 1960s. Or My Mom Will Shoot. The problem is that Rocky needs to experience a humbling, needs to accept that he is no longer the champion, but Slys head is way ahead of his heart here. Goldmill recalled that he once knocked his opponent, Ginny Russell, out of the ring the same day that Luis Firpo did the same to Jack Dempsey: September 14, 1923. A version of this post also appears on Gossip Central. Cary Grant made his final film at the age of sixty-two, refusing all offers during the remaining twenty (apparently very pleasant) years of his life. Film actor Sylvester Stallone died in November 2022. Will the luck of the Irish affect the Oscars? And another thing, in 'Rocky III' the pace is going to have to be quickened. Supplying a bit of history, the young filmmaker came to him early on with the idea for Creed, and Stallone put him off. If you need to flag this entry as abusive. If you ever get hurt and you feel that you're goin' down this little angel is gonna whisper in your ear. [clarification needed]. Huh? He was accepted at Amherst College on a scholarship in 1926. "There were a lot of scenes in there to give atmosphere and character, and they wanted them out just to speed things along. It shouldn't be more than 90 minutes long. One day he had retreated to the banks vault to eat his lunch and read in peace when a nuclear attack killed everyone else in the world. Bullet to the Head and Stallones Stardom. Over the course of the decade, he appeared in films like There Goes the Groom, Spring Madness, Idiot's Delight, and the film adaptation of John Steinbecks novel Of Mice and Men. In his later years, Meredith appeared in films like Santa Claus: The Movie, Grumpy Old Men, State of Grace, and Grumpier Old Men. Getty Images , Getty Images 340,000 , , Sylvester Stallone and Burgess Meredith in the corner in a scene from the film 'Rocky', 1976. You know what it was? By 1980, Stallonespoke with Ebert again after Rocky II had become a major box office hit, earning over $200 million on a $7 million budget. Across four decades, weve witnessed a full-blown, epic saga of a man perpetually considering, but never achieving, retirement. He was married four times, including a brief union with film star Paulette Goddard, with whom he starred in the 1940 film "Second Chorus." Stallone still doesn't know if he'll direct "Rocky III" himself. You should let it, He put $40,000 on credit cards to make his first film. Mickey: [Flashback] No, wait a minute, now, wait a minute. This is a pivotal moment for Rocky as he could just retire for good. The other two were Van Van Dorn, who escapes civilization for a single evening in High Tor (1937), and Stephen Minch, who is permitted to return to the years of his youth in The Star Wagon (also 1937). Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 - September 9, 1997) [1] [2] was an American actor and filmmaker whose career encompassed theater, film, and television. Mickey: [Flashback] Go after him kid, go after him. In 1932, Burgess Meredith married Helen Derby Berrien, but divorced her just three years into the marriage. Burgess Meredith started as a theatre actor and became a member of the Civic Repertory Theatre company in New York. The fact that you're here and doin' as well as you're doin' gives me-what do you call it-motivization? The first image onscreen, the first face to appear, is not Stallones or any of his co-starsit is a mural of Jesus Christ. It's like they feel like they have to say terrible things about it, probably because people can be so negative that they can't find it in themselves to believe that a 'less than intelligent' person with heart, drive and passion can move mountains and achieve success. He was nominated at the Academy Awards for the Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film. Sylvester Stallone strikes at a punching bag while his coach, Burgess Meredith (1908 - 1997), watches in a still from the film, 'Rocky,' directed by John G. Avildsen, 1976. (It is the only time we see Rocky vanquish his antagonist in fewer than a full fifteen rounds.) He was known among his peers and to critics as one of the most adaptive thespians on stage or film set. He was nominated at the Academy Awards for the Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film. At the beginning of Rocky III, set three years after Rocky won the championship, Goldmill trains Balboa to a series of successful title defenses, before both men decide that it is time for them to retire (Goldmill, now living with the Balboas in a mansion outside of Philadelphia, is suffering heart problems by this time, though he keeps this hidden from Balboa). A real boxing fan is not just interested in what goes on inside the ring, she told the rapt crowd. Meredith, who died Tuesday, had been suffering from melanoma and Alzheimer's disease, said his son, Jonathan. Stallone doesn't reveal his death plan for Rocky in the 1979 Ebert interview. But now here we were in Budapest, where Stallone was starring with Michael Caine in the new John Huston adventure, "Escape to Victory." Director John G. Avildsen Writer Sylvester Stallone Stars Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burt Young See production, box office & company info Watch on Prime Video included with Prime More watch options Add to Watchlist Survivors also include his wife, Kaja, and daughter, Tala. I was originally thinking in more grandiose terms - the Coliseum and everything - but 'Rocky III' should end with more than a fight. The family dissolved early on and Meredith said he took solace in acting in school plays. Publicly, he once was forced to restrain his eccentric old friend Zero Mostel from leaving the stage during a performance of a play Meredith was directing. On Nov. 22, 2022, a YouTube video was uploaded that claimed film actor Sylvester Stallone was dead. . Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mickey_Goldmill&oldid=1136558697, This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 23:10. Huh? Burgess Meredith was an American actor and producer known for his film 'Rocky.' . Meredith starred in the 1939 film version of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" and as the Penguin in the 1966 "Batman" televison seires which also spawned a movie. The film would end with the fight scene, just like the first two "Rockys," except that this time the big fight would be on global TV from the Roman Coliseum. still in his ears. The match takes place on January 1, 1976, at the Philadelphia Spectrum. 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