what made angela davis famous?
Political activist
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 In 1992 , Madonna had a role in A League of Their Own as Mae Mordabito , a baseball player on an all @-@ women 's team . She recorded the film 's theme song , " This Used to Be My Playground " , which became a Hot 100 number @-@ one hit . The same year , she founded her own entertainment company , Maverick , consisting of a record company ( Maverick Records ) , a film production company ( Maverick Films ) , and associated music publishing , television broadcasting , book publishing and merchandising divisions . The deal was a joint venture with Time Warner and paid Madonna an advance of $ 60 million . It gave her 20 % royalties from the music proceedings , the highest rate in the industry at the time , equaled only by Michael Jackson 's royalty rate established a year earlier with Sony . The first release from the venture was Madonna 's book , titled Sex . It consisted of sexually provocative and explicit images , photographed by Steven Meisel . The book received strong negative reaction from the media and the general public , but sold 1 @.@ 5 million copies at $ 50 each in a matter of days . At the same time she released her fifth studio album , Erotica , which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 . Its title track peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 . Erotica also produced five singles : " Deeper and Deeper " , " Bad Girl " , " Fever " , " Rain " and " Bye Bye Baby " . 

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 During her Hollywood career , Davis dated many actors , including Clark Gable , Robert Stack , and Peter Lawford ; she later called Gable the nicest of the stars she had met . On November 15 , 1949 , she met Ronald Reagan , who was then president of the Screen Actors Guild . She had noticed that her name had appeared on the Hollywood blacklist , and sought Ronald Reagan 's help to maintain her employment as a guild actress in Hollywood , and for assistance in having her name removed from the list . Ronald Reagan informed her that she had been confused with another actress of the same name . The two began dating and their relationship was the subject of many gossip columns ; one Hollywood press account described their nightclub @-@ free times together as " the romance of a couple who have no vices " . Ronald Reagan was skeptical about marriage , however , following his painful 1948 divorce from Jane Wyman , and he still saw other women . 

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 According to Vanity Fair , Spielberg 's relations with Cruise were " poor " during the film 's release because Spielberg believed Cruise 's " antics " at the time ( such as an erratic appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show ) had " hurt " the film . 

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 The suspension was front page news and Monroe immediately began a publicity campaign to counter any negative press and to strengthen her position in the conflict . On January 14 , she and Joe DiMaggio , whose relationship had been subject to constant media attention since 1952 , were married at the San Francisco City Hall . They then traveled to Japan , combining a honeymoon with his business trip . From there , she traveled alone to Korea , where she performed songs from her films as part of a USO show for over 60 @,@ 000 U.S. Marines over a four @-@ day period . After returning to Hollywood in February , she was awarded Photoplay 's " Most Popular Female Star " prize . She reached a settlement with the studio in March : it included a new contract to be made later in the year , and a starring role in the film version of the Broadway play The Seven Year Itch , for which she was to receive a bonus of $ 100 @,@ 000 . 

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 American journalist and celebrity biographer John Randall Taraborrelli first met Madonna at a press conference in 1983 . She spoke of her youthful struggles before the release of her debut album , and of her belief that she would someday enjoy great success as the " century 's biggest star " . Taraborrelli thought her brash , cocky , petulant , self @-@ indulgent , and a mediocre beauty with a voice to match . 
