Farewell to Jack LaLanne

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LaLanne's daytime show made him a familiar face to an entire generation of Americans. His philosophies of good eating and regular exercise, mocked at first, have become accepted standards of healthy living. In this photo, he poses against the background of Alcatraz Island in a photo op to promote his swim from the notorious island prison to Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco that he completed while handcuffed.

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