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...Puttnam, 46, had a fatal propensity for picking fights with powerful figures. He clashed with Bill Cosby over the comedian's forthcoming film, Leonard Part 6. Cosby was so enraged that he took his next project to Warner Bros., and complained to executives of Columbia's parent, Coca-Cola, which Cosby has long served as a pitchman...
Camille Cosby, 43, has exerted a quiet and powerful influence over Bill ever since they met on a blind date in 1963. Born in Washington, she studied psychology at the University of Maryland and became a full-time parent shortly after marrying Cosby. Those who know her describe her as classy, reserved, feminine and stubborn. She has used her leverage sparingly but decisively at key points in her husband's career: most recently by encouraging him to create a family TV series and then siding with the producers, who wanted the show's husband to be a physician...
Occasionally a student or a parent on a Yale tour asks him if there is a preponderance of homosexual students, he says. "If you're not ready for different ideas, political thought, if you're not ready for different ideologies, then you're not ready for Yale. In fact, you're not ready for college," he tells them...
...expanded to other cities. Says Human Resources Vice President Susan Geisenheimer: "Working and taking care of a family involve stress and juggling. What a company does can make a real difference." She also appreciates the plan on a personal level. Like Cummins, Rose and Dauria, she is a working parent. "As the mother of a 3 1/2-year-old, I know what it is like," says Geisenheimer. "That's why I feel so strongly about our program...
...parent company may provide the architectural plans for the construction of the store, the uniforms for the workers and prizes to be used in promotional giveaways. Perhaps most important, many franchisers offer name recognition backed by advertising razzle-dazzle. Each of the 2,600 Taco Bell outlets in the U.S. has benefited from the chain's national TV campaign starring Chicago Bears Quarterback Jim McMahon...