"I feel like a million tonight, but I'll take them ten at a time," he said as Mae West. The wicked, loving spin he gave the characters was all his own. His height and strong jaw enlarged the effects. Pierce created subtle caricatures rather than slavish imitations. A slurry drawl brought Tallulah Bankhead to life. A batty tilt of the jaw caught Bette Davis. With his eye and ear for the telling detail, Pierce could conjure his famous women in an instant. Pierce disliked the term "female impersonator." "I'm really just an actor who puts on certain costumes, generally gowns, to create female characters familiar to millions of people," he said in an interview.Ī Pierce performance was always more than a gallery of female stars. So did suburban housewives and anyone else who saw how deeply funny a man in a dress dishing Hollywood stardom could be. But his quick wit and razor tongue always felt contemporary and spontaneous, and he filled houses until his retirement from the stage - Pierce called it an "abdication" - in 1990. He endlessly refined his routines and costumes. With his show business roots reaching back to vaudeville and a bygone Hollywood, Pierce was an old school craftsman. The Chronicle's Gerald Nachman likened Pierce to Milton Berle and called him "the Maxwell's Plum of entertainers, wallowing in goofiness and gaudiness for its own sake."Ĭarol Channing said he did Channing better than she did. Even his titles had perfect timing.Ĭhronicle columnist Herb Caen dubbed Pierce a "male actress" and wrote about his runs at the Venetian Room, the Plush Room and other local venues 50 times. Please contact us for subscription options."All Talking! All Singing! All Dancing! All Dead!" he billed one of his tributes to Hollywood divas. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ray Allen, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Carmelo Anthony, Nate Archibald, Paul Arizin, Charles Barkley, Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Dave Bing, Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob Cousy, Dave Cowens, Billy Cunningham, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, Dave DeBusschere, Clyde Drexler, Tim Duncan, Kevin Durant, Julius Erving, Patrick Ewing, Walt Frazier, Kevin Garnett, George Gervin, Hal Greer, James Harden, John Havlicek, Elvin Hayes, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Sam Jones, Michael Jordan, Jason Kidd, Allen Iverson, Kawhi Leonard, Damian Lillard, Jerry Lucas, Karl Malone, Moses Malone, Pete Maravich, Bob McAdoo, Kevin McHale, George Mikan, Reggie Miller, Earl Monroe, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Shaquille O’Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Robert Parish, Chris Paul, Gary Payton, Bob Pettit, Paul Pierce, Scottie Pippen, Willis Reed, Oscar Robertson, David Robinson, Dennis Rodman, Bill Russell, Dolph Schayes, Bill Sharman, John Stockton, Isiah Thomas, Nate Thurmond, Wes Unseld, Dwyane Wade, Bill Walton, Jerry West, Russell Westbrook, Lenny Wilkens, Dominique Wilkins, and James Worthy.Īnadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. The distinguished team is not only made of US players but also has six international members: Antetokounmpo (Greece), Tim Duncan (US Virgin Islands), Patrick Ewing (Jamaica), Steve Nash (Canada), Dirk Nowitzki (Germany), and Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria). The 75th anniversary team has 11 active players Giannis Antetokounmpo, Carmelo Anthony, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, James Harden, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Damian Lillard, Chris Paul, and Russell Westbrook. The NBA has been announcing its best teams in certain time of periods, as they previously named the top 50 players of the NBA 50th Anniversary Team in 1996.īill Russell, Bob Cousy, George Mikan, and Bob Pettit are the only four players who have been named to the all four NBA Anniversary Teams: the 25th, 35th, 50th, and recently announced 75th anniversary team. This week NBA unveiled it in groups in a few days as the final 26 names were announced to complete the exclusive team. In 2021, the league listed the best 75 players of all time to celebrate its 75th anniversary season, which started on Tuesday. The NBA on Friday revealed its 75th anniversary team, which includes many basketball greats such as Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, and 11 active players including LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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