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	Born on the Fourth of July
		Gina Lollobrigida was born in Subiaco, Italy, and made several Italian films before launching her career as a star in American movies in the 1950s.
		Movie executive Louis B. Mayer was born in Russia and personified the American dream as he worked his way to the top of the movie industry through industrious labor and a timely merger with Samuel Goldwyn's company to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
		Perhaps not surprisingly, he is the only president born on July 4; however, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe all died on the Fourth of July, as did modern-day lover of bucolic Americana, Charles Kuralt.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/july4th.html (428 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Born on the Fourth of July (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Born on the Fourth of July (ISBN 1888451785) is the semi-autobiography of Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist.
		Born on the Fourth of July (ISBN 1888451785) is the autobiography of Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist.
		Born on the Fourth of July is a film of epic scope; it tracks Ron Kovic's odyssey from his childhood days in New York, to the battlefields of Vietnam, to his dissolution in Mexico, and to his final redemptive homecoming.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Born-on-the-Fourth-of-July (3793 words)

	Born on the Fourth of July - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Born on the Fourth of July (ISBN 1888451785) is the best selling autobiography of Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist.
		Born on the Fourth of July was written in Santa Monica, California during the fall of 1974 in exactly one month, three weeks and two days.
		During a parade on July 4th, he shows signs of post-traumatic stress when firecrackers explode (sounding like gunfire) and when a baby in the crowd starts crying (which reminds him of the massacre of the Vietnamese village).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Born_on_the_Fourth_of_July (1533 words)

	ron kovic born on the fourth of july Search-e.com \| ronkovicbornonthefourthofjuly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Born on the Fourth of July- with a new introduction by Ron Kovic.
		Born on the Fourth of July is the true story of Ron Kovic, a decorated Vietnam war veteran who came home after serving his tour of duty to a divided country that...
		Born on the Fourth of July (New edition) by Ron Kovic http://www.akashicbooks.com/bornonthefourth.htm *Soldiers in Revolt: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War by David Cortright, with a new...
	www.search-e.com /find/ron+kovic+born+on+the+fourth+of+july.shtml (1749 words)

	The DVD Journal: Born on the Fourth of July: Special Edition
		In Born on the Fourth of July, based on Kovic's book, Kovic's mother is always pushing Ron, one of several of her children, to win at sports and to be patriotic.
		What saves Born on the Fourth of July from utter bombast is the director's unflinching chronicling of Kovic's life, such as his almost life-threatening experiences in the Vet's hospital.
		Born on the Fourth of July is a powerful movie if you are in the mood to be outraged all over again by things you are already convinced are wrong.
	www.dvdjournal.com /reviews/b/bornonthefourth.shtml (1195 words)

	Born on the Fourth of July - VHS - Title BI - BZ Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		In 1989 when "Born on the fourth of July" was first released, there were inward sighs of content from historians the world over.
		Born on the Fourth of July : Born on the 4th of July
		Born on the Fourth of July was released the year I went to France on Holiday, I cannot recall the year, I can only remember that where ever I went There were hundreds of posters fro the film.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /vhs-title-bi-bz/born-on-the-fourth-of-july (343 words)

	Born on the Fourth of July: Special Edition (1989)
		After the huge success of Platoon in 1986, Born on the Fourth of July was Oliver Stone’s first return to the subject of the Vietnam War.
		Born on the Fourth of July appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2.35:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has not been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
		In Born on the Fourth of July, Oliver Stone examines the impact of the Vietnam War on a smaller level than in Platoon; he shows how the conflict affected one of its soldiers.
	www.dvdmg.com /bornonthefourth.shtml (1626 words)

	Born on the Fourth of July (1989) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		IMDb > Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
		Anachronisms: A 1957 Chevrolet convertible (released in the fall of 1956) is used in the 1956 Fourth of July parade.
		"Born on the Fourth of July" is a film based on the real-life experiences of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise in an Oscar-nominated role).
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0096969 (598 words)

	Filmtracks: Born on the Fourth of July (John Williams)
		Born on the Fourth of July (John Williams) Many fans of film music consider this to be a very underrated score.
		Born on the Fourth of July (John Williams) A powerful score to a powerful film.
		Born on the Fourth of July is one of my favorite John Williams scores; it's by turns emotional, complex, dark, and beautiful.
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/born_fourth.html?page=print (1281 words)

	DVD Review - Born On The Fourth Of July (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"Born on the Fourth of July" is in the same vein as these other films in that Stone pulls no punches in telling Kovic’s story.
		The real reason that Universal decided to release "Born on the Fourth of July" yet again was to take advantage of a new commentary track by director Oliver Stone who, incidentally, won the Best Director Academy Award for this film.
		"Born on the Fourth of July" is in and of itself a very gripping and powerful drama and fans of the film, or the director, who don’t already have one of the previous releases will probably want to pick this one up.
	www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/born_on_the_fourth_of_july.shtml (1024 words)

	ESPNMAG.com - Born on the Fourth of July: Horace Grant
		One Fourth of July, when we were home from college, we wanted to have a beer but didn't want to drink alcohol in front of my mother because we were only going on 20.
		Born on the Fourth of July: Harvey Grant
		Born on the Fourth of July: Todd Marinovich
	espn.go.com /magazine/20010704_fourthofjuly_horace.html (454 words)

	'Born on the Fourth of July'
		It's about how Kovic -- who's played with diligence here by Tom Cruise and who stands in for millions of others like him -- is betrayed by the Fourth of July parades he's watched as a boy, by the John Wayne movies and the Yankee Doodle hoopla.
		"Born on the Fourth of July" is nettlesome work.
		In "Born on the Fourth of July," the urgency is there, but ultimately, urgency alone is not good enough.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/bornonthefourthofjulyrhinson_a0a905.htm (1021 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Born on the Fourth of July at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"Born on the Fourth of July" is Oliver Stone's true life account of Ron Kovic's journey from patriotic American and Vietnam veteran, to radical anti-war protester.
		Born on the Forth of July: Throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s Liberal and conservative Hollywood were engaged very directly in the process of a capturing an articulate and powerful veteran’s voice, and using this voice articulate the wider...
		Born on the Fourth of July is the story of Ron Kovic, a real man who fought in the Vietnam War by his own choice, became paralyzed there, and returned to the United States, later becoming an anti-war activist.
	www.epinions.com /mvie_mu-1028555/display_~reviews (848 words)

	ESPNMAG.com - Born on the Fourth of July
		Born on the Fourth of July: Horace Grant
		Born on the Fourth of July: Digger Phelps
		Born on the Fourth of July: Pam Shriver
	espn.go.com /magazine/latack_20010703.html (718 words)

	ESPN.com - Born on the Fourth of July
		If you're born on the Fourth, as I was, you're brought up believing that the exorbitantly pyrotechnic holiday is really not a holiday at all, but instead a mass celebration of your birthday.
		The Fourth isn't like the other holidays, with hazy notions of fairies, chubby guys and man-sized rabbits cavorting around the house while you sleep.
		I'm convinced there are fellow "Born on the Fourth of Julys" (known hereafter and probably never again as BOFJs) out there, grown men and women, who don't know the truth.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1221761&type=story (656 words)

	deseretnews.com - Movie review: Born on the Fourth of July \| Deseret Morning News Web edition
		"Born on the Fourth of July" is a tough film, a hard-edged look at how America changed during the '50s, '60s and '70s, told from the viewpoint of one young man who found many of his choices taken away.
		And as directed and co-written by "Platoon" Oscar-winner Oliver Stone, "Born on the Fourth of July" is busy and gritty, angry and biased.
		"Born on the Fourth of July" is a disturbing film on more than one level, but it is a film that will haunt you long after you've seen it.
	www.deseretnews.com /movies/view/1,1257,227,00.html (671 words)

	born on the fourth of july director Search-e.com \| bornonthefourthofjulydirector (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Born on the Fourth of July stands as the middle chapter in director Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy (preceded by Platoon and followed by Heaven & Earth).
		Born on the Fourth of July (20-Dec-1989) Director: Oliver Stone.
		Born on the Fourth of July movie one of the best films made about the devastating impact of the Vietnam War on the body politic, Born on the Fourth of July video is superbly executed by director...
	www.search-e.com /find/born+on+the+fourth+of+july+director.shtml (1693 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Birth of a nation: Famous figures of all ilk born on the Fourth of July
		After researching the subjects on the Internet, here's a look at 20 notables born on the Fourth of July in chronological order: Who they are, what they did to become well known and their patriotic ranking, from 0-5 done in American Flags, of course.
		Born Leona Mindy Rosenthal, Helmsley worked as a model for years before she took a job as a receptionist at a major New York real estate firm.
		Born and raised in Las Vegas, Slaughter was always musically inclined, performing on the "Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon" in his early teens.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/2003/jul/03/515295778.html (2651 words)

	All-Reviews.com Movie/Video Review: Born on the Fourth of July
		"Born on the Fourth of July" is an excellent film that tends to be under-rated since it is not entertaining.
		"Born on the Fourth of July" improves as it moves along.
		But "Born on the Fourth of July" covers new ground by concentrating on the postwar effect of a paralyzed veteran.
	www.all-reviews.com /videos-4/born-on-fourth-july.htm (466 words)

	Amazon.com: Born on the Fourth of July: Books: Ron Kovic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY is Kovic's unpolished, sincere, aggressive and searingly sad remembrance of his Vietnam experience.
		Born on the Fourth of July by Ron Kovic is an insightful and courageous autobiography that captures the reader.
		"Born on the Fourth of July," by Ron Kovic is a riveting, true autobiographical story of the life of a young man who leaves his small town after high school to enter the harsh...
	www.amazon.com /Born-Fourth-July-Ron-Kovic/dp/067173914X (1565 words)

	Born on the Fourth of July (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The book was a clean, even noble, discussion of Ron Kovic's early optimism in life and his later disillusionment with the war and the government's trea...
		Born on the Fourth of July: A Timeless Story of Survival and Triumph by a Disabled Vietnam Veteran
		The soudtrack to Oliver Stone's Ron Kovic biopic, Born On The 4th Of July, combines songs from the Viet Nam war era, and selections from the score by John Williams.
	www.freeglossary.com /Born_on_the_Fourth_of_July (449 words)

	Born on the Fourth of July
		Our dependable Abigail Adams described the Boston events to her husband on July 21 referring to the previous Thursday, and then she said "After dinner, the King's Arms were taken down from the State House, and every vestige of him from every place in which it appeared, and burnt in King Street.
		On July 5 someone reported to his company of the Third Vermont Regional that during their battles at Gettysburg, where about as many died in a few days as all the Americans in ten years in Vietnam, the young man had been found with his head bashed in -- presumably by some Confederate sympathizers.
		There was the gun salute at the village green and all the kids from our school would repeat Lincoln's eloquent words at the foot of the statue of another American boy/man who fought and died for abolition and the union.
	www.cedarlane.org /98serms/s980705.html (1525 words)

	ZNet \|Anti War \| Born on the Fourth of July: The Long Journey Home
		I wrote Born on the Fourth of July in the fall of 1974 in one month, three weeks, and two days, on a $42 manual typewriter I had bought at Sears & Roebuck in Santa Monica, California.
		I remember thinking to myself one morning that if I died in my sleep, someone would come into the apartment and find those pages next to the typewriter and know that I was not a victim, but someone who had been trying to move beyond his terrible tragedy and the terrible injustice of that war.
		The air was fresh and there was a pond behind their cottage where I dictated to Roger, and I remember feeling exhausted as he held me in his arms and I began to cry in the midst of all that stillness.
	www.zmag.org /content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=51&ItemID=8076 (2699 words)

	Platoon or Born on The Fourth of July?
		BOTFOJ is still a fantastic film and the cruiser has rarely been better.
		Born on the 4th of July is a good film...
		BOTFOJ is about the effect the war had on those who fought in it.
	www.empireonline.com /forum/tm.asp?m=41050&mpage=1&key=&NID=0#44392 (1457 words)

	Born On The Fourth Of July (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		and fourth grades and a Midget division for girls entering the fourth or fifth...
		Once a year, his family goes camping for the Fourth of July for four days to a week in Modoc County.
		He was brilliant in Magnolia, quite good in Jerry Maguire and Born on the Fourth of July (Academy Award nominations for each) and did a fine job in Collateral.
	www.wikiverse.org /born-on-the-fourth-of-july (251 words)

	ESPN.com - Born on the Fourth of July: Todd Marinovich (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		ESPN.com - Born on the Fourth of July: Todd Marinovich
		When I was a little kid, my parents used to tell me that everyone was celebrating my birthday on the Fourth.
		Those born on the Fourth are more free-spirited people.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1221783&type=story (183 words)

	snowdeal.org > ex machina: pregnancy update: born on the fourth of july.
		on july fourth 2004, the impossibly hard choice was made to deliver eric at a time when the odds aren't in his favor to help kris survive.
		My precious angel was born 1 lb 4 oz at 23 weeks, and after 4 months in NICU, although very tiny, came home to become very happy and healthy.
		this site chronicles the continuing adventures of my son, odin, who was unexpectedly born on the fourth of july at 25 weeks gestation, weighing 1 pound 7 ounces.
	snowdeal.org /section/ex_machina/2004/07/pregnancy-update-born-on-fourth-of.html (1122 words)

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