What do Marty Riessen and Ilie Năstase have in common?
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Marty Riessen Marty Riessen (born December 4, 1941) played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings in September 1974, though was ranked as high as World No. 8 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph in 1971, before the computer rankings. Renowned for his doubles play, Riessen was also a regular doubles partner of Australian tennis great Margaret Court, winning six of his seven major mixed titles and a career grand slam alongside her. Additionally a winner of two men's doubles grand slams, his highest doubles ranking was No. 3 on March 3, 1980.
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Ilie Năstase Ilie "Nasty" Năstase (] , born 19 July 1946) is a Romanian former world No. 1 professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. He was ranked world no. 1 from 23 August 1973 to 2 June 1974.
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Jack Rieley John Frank Rieley III (November 24, 1942 – April 17, 2015) was an American record producer. He was the manager of the Beach Boys during the early 1970s, and is credited with guiding them back to acclaim. He would also sometimes act as a co-songwriter with the rest of the band, usually penning lyrics.
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Marty (film) Marty is a 1955 American romantic drama film directed by Delbert Mann. The screenplay was written by Paddy Chayefsky, expanding upon his 1953 teleplay of the same name. The film stars Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair. In addition to gaining an Academy Award for Best Picture, the film enjoyed international success, becoming the fourth American film to win top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and by a unanimous vote, becoming the first film to be awarded the "Palme d'Or". "Marty" and "The Lost Weekend" (1945) are the only two films to win both organizations' grand prizes.
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Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dek-Tette Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dek-Tette is a 1956 album by Mel Tormé, with Marty Paich and his Dek-Tette.
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1980 Tokyo Indoor – Doubles Marty Riessen and Sherwood Stewart were the defending champions, but lost in the final this year.
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Ene Riisna Ene Riisna (born 27 July 1938) is an Estonian-born American television producer. She is known for her work on the American news show "20/20".
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1975 Commercial Union Assurance Masters – Singles Ilie Năstase won the singles title at the 1975 Commercial Union Assurance Masters tennis tournament after defeating Björn Borg in the final 6–2, 6–2, 6–1.
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Rainer Riehn Rainer Riehn (12 November 1941 – 9 June 2015) was a German music composer and conductor and co-editor of music theory magazines.
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1975 Commercial Union Assurance Masters The 1975 Commercial Union Assurance Masters was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden. The tournament was the season ending event of the 1975 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix circuit and was played by the eight highest ranking singles players and the four highest ranked doubles teams. It was the 6th edition of the Masters Grand Prix and was held from November 30 through December 7, 1975. Ilie Năstase won the singles title and the $40,000 first prize.
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Delbert Mann Delbert Martin Mann Jr. (January 30, 1920 – November 11, 2007) was an American television and film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film "Marty" (1955), adapted from a 1953 teleplay of the same name which he had also directed. From 1967 to 1971, he was president of the Directors Guild of America. In 2002, he received the DGA's honorary life member award. Mann was credited to have "helped bring TV techniques to the film world."
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René McLean René McLean (born December 16, 1946) is a hard bop saxophonist and flutist. He was born in New York City. He started playing guitar before receiving an alto saxophone and instruction from his stepfather, the alto saxophonist Jackie McLean.
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Vincent Riendeau Vincent Joseph Riendeau (born April 20, 1966) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. During his time in the National Hockey League, Riendeau played for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and the Boston Bruins. Riendeau holds the distinction of being the first Canadian and former NHL player to sign with a professional hockey team in the Russian Superleague. He currently acts as an assistant general manager of the St. John's IceCaps, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Canadiens.
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Marty Rosen Marty Rosen (born July 14, 1943) is a former American football player. He was a standout player at Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, NYC. He was selected to the All American team of 1961. He played college football at the University of South Carolina He played running back and corner back as well as running back punts and kickoffs. He played alongside and remains a friend of quarterback Dan Reeves. Despite receiving invites to the National Football League, he wound up playing 4 years in the Canadian Football League, including two seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
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Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flutist and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (including bass clarinet), but Mann was among the first jazz musicians to specialize on the flute. His most popular single was "Hijack", which was a "Billboard" No. 1 dance hit for three weeks in 1975.
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Unsent "Unsent" is a song by Alanis Morissette on her 1998 album, "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie". It was released as the album's third single on March 18, 1999. It was one of the few "Junkie" tracks on which she played her harmonica. Morissette directed the music video for the song.
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Ilse DeLange Ilse Annoeska de Lange (born 13 May 1977) is a Dutch country and pop singer, better known as Ilse DeLange (English spelling). As a member of The Common Linnets, she finished in second place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.
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Hege Riise Hege Riise (born 18 July 1969) is a female footballer from Norway.
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Vitesse (band) Vitesse was a Dutch rock group founded by drummer and singer Herman van Boeyen, assisted by an assortment of other musicians including Herman Brood. The band was active from 1975 to 1994 and had a number of hit singles in the early 1980s. It built a reputation as a good live act.
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Marty Adams Marty Adams (born September 12, 1981) is a Canadian television and film actor/writer and comedian.
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Max Franken Max Franken is the drummer of Minimal Compact, a rock band that achieved success in Europe in the 1980s. Born in Amsterdam, he is the only non-Israeli member of the band.
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Marty O'Brien Marty O'Brien is an American bass guitarist originally from Pawtucket, Rhode Island and currently based in Los Angeles. O'Brien plays professionally for live touring musical acts, recording sessions, television, and film scores all of which encompass a range of genres such as pop and rock, thereby collaborating with various musical artists. O'Brien's discography is generally diverse yet also maintains a notable background and standing in the hard rock and metal music genres. Live credits include tours with bands such as Disturbed, Tommy Lee, Static-X, Methods of Mayhem, Lita Ford, and many others. He has performed on three different Ozzfest tours, each time with a different band (Ozzfest's 1998, 2000, 2002). Also a busy session-bassist, most of this work taking place in his current home base of Los Angeles, O'Brien has recorded with numerous artists such as Celine Dion, Chris Cornell, Brian McKnight, Tommy Lee, Lindsay Lohan, Gus G., Lita Ford and Kelly Clarkson; the later includes the number one single, Because of You from the Grammy award-winning album titled Breakaway.