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Best Gift Ever!

It's the gift-giving time of year. Certain presents -- a beloved childhood toy, that first car, a special favor -- live on in our memory. In this series of vignettes we call the "Best Gift Ever," Marketplace's Cheryl Glaser talks to business leaders, sports stars, and people on the street about their most memorable gift. Here's what they had to say:

 

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December 24

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Giftee: Paul Weitz - Writer / Director
Child-Size Toy Car

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Giftee: Alex Cohen - Radio Reporter
1958 Edsel Ranger

December 23

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Giftee: Paul Dooley - Character Actor
Surprise Birthday Party

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Giftee: Chris Weitz - Writer / Director
A Chocolate Souffle Recipe

December 20

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Giftee: Cynthia Harriss - President of Disneyland Resorts
Father's Wisdom

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Giftee: Sheldon Epps - Theater and TV Director
Trip to London

December 19

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Giftee: Jim Keyes - President & CEO of 7-Eleven
Trumpet

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Giftee: Dr. Charles Elachi - Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Graduate School Fellowship

December 18

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Giftee: Paul Hart- Film Editor
Artist Pencils

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Giftee: Mary Sue Milliken - Restauranteur
Bathtub

December 17

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Giftee: Art - Shopping Mall Santa
Cruise on Lake Union

December 16

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Giftee: Ivy Ross - Senior Vice President of Toy Design, Girls Division, Mattel
Toy Store Shopping Spree

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Giftee: Angela Safronoff - Sotheby's
Grandmother's Necklace

December 13

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Giftee: Lois Henry - Director of Foundation Giving, Amnesty International
Radio

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Giftee: Sarah - Buyer, Rockaway Records
Drum Set

December 12

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Giftee: Andrew Brothers - Theme Park Entertainment
Antique Royal Typewriter

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Giftee: Allen Drucker - Business Owner, Allied Model Trains
American Flyer Electric Toy Train

December 11

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Giftee: Martin Caveza - Toy Design Department Chair, Otis College of Art & Design
X-15 Vroom Racer

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Giftee: Mary Pomonas, Art Teacher
Big Button Display Calculator

December 10

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Giftee: Jim - Shopping Mall Santa
A 45-lb. Whitespring Salmon

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Giftee: Keith - Bookstore Clerk
The Gift of Life

December 9

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Giftee: Phil Jackson - Los Angeles Laker Head Coach
Bow & Arrow Set - The Gift That Kept on Giving

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Giftee: Bob Eckert - Mattel CEO
Refurbished, Schwinn Sting-Ray Bike

 

 

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