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Oct. 28,
1970 |
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- Sly appears in the off-Broadway play which runs
for less than a month.
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Early 70's |
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- Sly sells a couple of scripts to the TV series.
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- Sly has a line that he will later use in Rocky
II, "It surrounds my face with class."
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- Sly writes several unproduced screenplays.
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- Desire Caught by the Tail
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- Sly plays the "monstrous Minotaur" in
the only play ever written by Picasso. The play ran for 28 days.
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Dec.
28,
1974 |
- Sly and Sasha are married.
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- The marriage will last 11 years and produce two children
(Sage and Seargeoh)
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March 15,
1975 |
- Sly attends pay-per-view of Ali vs Wepner
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- The bout gives him inspiration for Rocky
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April
1975 |
- Sly's Hell's Kitchen is optioned.
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- Later re-named Paradise Alley
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1977 |
- Rocky wins 3 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best
Director, and Best Editing
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- Rocky bests out Network, All the President's
Men, Bound for Glory, and Taxi Driver to win
the Best Pictrure Award!
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1977 |
- Sly is named the "Male Star of the Year"
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- By the National Organization of Theater Owners
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1978 |
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- They will get back together.
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Late
70's |
- Rocky premeires on CBS with a 52% share.
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- Which is the 3rd highest rated movie of all time (up to
that point).
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Late
1979 |
- Sasha reinstitutes divorce proceedings against Sly.
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- They will again get back together.
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