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1. Happy Birthday, Berry Gordy Jr., Founder of Motown Records

   Nov 28, 2009 | FindingDulcinea

   ... Gordy produced the film "Lady Sings the Blues" (1972) starring Diana Ross, and in 1975, he directed Ross in "Mahogany." But Motown was no longer the successful business it once was, and in 1988, Gordy sold Motown to MCA Records for $61 million. ...

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   Related Topix: Motown, Soul, Drama Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Pop/Rock, The Supremes, Detroit, MI

2. Fashion, A La Mode Again At The Multiplex

   Sep 28, 2009 | National Public Radio

   ... is an occasional model-as-social-crusader flick - think Diana Ross railing at an all-white fashion industry in Mahogany - the more usual approach is to show models as dimbulbs, as Ben Stiller did in Zoolander. All of which suggests that Hollywood ...

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   Related Topix: Audrey Tautou, Bright Star, The Last Emperor, Hip-Hop, Funny Face, Short, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Fred Astaire, Jazz, Drama Movies

3. The Supremes

   Jul 19, 2009 | Encyclopaedia Britannica

   ... was greatly aided by starring roles in films financed by her longtime mentor, Gordy. Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Mahogany (1975), and The Wiz (1978) and their soundtrack albums kept Ross in the public eye and ear for most of the 1970s. The Boss ...

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   Related Topix: The Supremes, Pop/Rock, Motown, Soul, Short, Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, Lady Sings the Blues, The Wiz, Music!, Family, Biography Movies, Adventure, Musical Movies, Diana Ross, Black Entertainment