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• n  a person skilled at making effective presentations
• n  a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments

• Says prime sexploitation showman Dave Friedman: "Nudie-cuties were very rigid in their construction you had the boygirl scene, the girlgirl scene, the orgy scene, and then the .
• Whatever the motives of the fallen President and the enterprising TV showman, the historical perspective is extraordinary.
• As it must to all men, Death came last week to Florenz Ziegfeld, 63, master showman.

• promoter
• impresario

News & Articles

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• Gael Monfils pulls off one of the most ridiculous shots you’ll ever see, still loses the point
  It is never easy when talking about Gael Monfils. The 26-year-old Frenchman is a showman by nature, but sometimes that gets in the way of him simply playing good tennis and winning conventional points. Case and point, his quarterfinal match … Continue reading ?
  June 14, 2013 - Busted Racquet via Yahoo! Sports
• Comet baseball holds off Falcons
  WEST BURLINGTON — Twice West Burlington threatened a comeback in the final two innings Thursday, and both times the Cardinal baseball team turned them away to pick up a 4-2 win in West Burlington. In the sixth inning, West Burlington loaded the bases, but Brandon Eklofe turned a 6-3 double play to get the Comets out of the inning. Then in the seventh, starting pitcher Dakota Showman struck out ...
  June 14, 2013 - The Fairfield Ledger
• The Grammy Museum opens new exhibit devoted to Ringo Starr's life, music and time as one of the legendary Beatles
  John Lennon came first. Then George Harrison. Now, Ringo Starr's musical and creative life is the centerpiece of a major museum exhibition dedicated to the showman who Grammy Museum director Bob Santelli called "the most significant drummer in the history of rock and roll.
  June 13, 2013 - Los Angeles Daily News

Quotes

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• Joe Torre in San Francisco Chronicle
  Horrible news. It's so sad,Dodgers manager Joe Torre said. "His energy was infectious. It's a big loss. He was a showman and a hot dog, but he won games. He willed himself to do it."
• Dan Glickman in FOX News
  Jack was a showman, a gentleman, an orator, and a passionate champion of this country, its movies, and the enduring freedoms that made both so important to this world,Glickman said in a statement.
• Bertie Ahern in Forbes
  He was a fantastic showman, had great stage presence, had a distinctive singing voice and never forgot his roots,said Prime Minister Bertie Ahern.