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The True Greatness of Muhammad Ali

Serenity and Cake

Profiling Ali in 1998, Peter Richmond found his subject quiet where once he was noisy, still where once he was quick, but still confounding his enemies and interlocutors.

Peter Richmond | Published Jun 03, 2016

John Goodman’s Art of Living Large

Super Sized

A man of appetites, a blend of Falstaff and Santa Claus, the actor John Goodman charmed everyone within earshot—and he could out act anyone in the room.

AD BY The Daily Beast | Published Mar 26, 2016

Eddie Murphy’s Gilded Road to Ruin

Mercurial

In the ’80s the 'Beverly Hills Cop' star was as hot as it got in Hollywood, and somehow everything went sour. Peter Richmond caught up with him in comeback mode.

AD BY The Daily Beast | Published Jan 16, 2016

A Son Finds His Father on Guadalcanal

Pilgrimage

Peter Richmond lost his father when he was 7. Years later, on a trip to Guadalcanal to research his dad's World War II experience, he encountered old horrors but found a hero.

AD BY The Daily Beast | Published Jun 21, 2015

How Paul Newman Ripened Like a Fine Wine

Man Of Parts

Entering his seventh decade, the actor put auto racing in the rear-view mirror, found satisfaction in his charitable business, and turned in some of his most nuanced performances.

Peter Richmond | Published Oct 11, 2014

The Death of a Rodeo Cowboy

Leaving Cheyenne

At 25, Lane Frost was a popular and prize-winning bull rider when he was killed by a bull he was riding. Peter Richmond eulogizes a fallen star.

Peter Richmond | Published May 11, 2014

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