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Chris Dickerson, Breaking Bodybuilding Barriers, Dies at 82

America’s win was more important than muscle. Like Miss America, Mr. America was expected to represent “this incredible image of the most perfect, virile American man.” 1970s, he said in a phone call. Besides their physique, the jury also took into account the contestants’ interview skills and their potential to represent the sport positively at …

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George Butler, Boswell of Bodybuilding in Photography and Film, Dies at 78

George ButlerAn adventurous filmmaker who masterfully explored the bodybuilding subculture in “Pumping Iron,” a documentary centering on the then little-known Arnold Schwarzenegger, died October 21 at his home in Holderness, NH. He was 78 years old. His son, Desmond, said the cause was pneumonia. “Pumping Iron” (1977) took the British-born Mr. Butler on an eclectic …

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