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JACK LALANNE: 1914-2011 -- On Jan. 23. 2011, the world lost a great fitness icon in Jack LaLanne - a man who pushed Americans to pump iron, eat better and lose weight for more than 70 years. The so-called 'godfather of fitness' died of respiratory failure from pneumonia in his Morro Bay, Calif. home at the age of 96, his longtime agent Rick Hersh told the Associated Press. LaLanne was a fitness pioneer - opening the first of his many exercise studios in 1936. LaLanne became a household name after he launched a televised exercise program in the 1950s that aired until the 1970s. He would forever after be known for his dedication to healthy living and his signature one-piece belted workout