2013 Leaf Pop Century
Penny Marshall's collection was far too serious for her cards
Millions of people probably knew her as "Laverne" from her years on a hit sitcom, but Penny Marshall was a ground-breaking director who hit movie-making plateaus for the first time with Big and then gave baseball fans one of their all-time great films in A League Of Their Own, which helped tell the story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
But people might not know that she was also a serious collector of sports memorabilia -- one of the people profiled in a book with lofty standards, Smithsonian Baseball. (Click here to watch a past ESPN video about her stash that's worth a look.) In that piece, she notes that the Baseball Hall of Fame will be getting some of her collection in the future and talks about her fandom, which went beyond just baseball.
Jerry Lewis made millions laugh, raised billions for charity & still found time for autographs
Jerry Lewis was more than a comedian, but that's where he made his mark first -- well before he was remembered for his charitable efforts.
After he was The Nutty Professor he helped raise more than $2 billion in Labor Day marathons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association -- just part of his life's story that included decades in entertainment.
But the star who died at age 91 this weekend was a star found on cardboard in recent years, too.
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