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January 5, 2022

january 1952, curly howard died, the three stooges, movie brothers, moe howard, shemp howard, comedians, comedic actors, vaudeville comedy acts, comedy movies, larry fine

What Was New in January 1952?

Baby Boomer Trivia From January 1952: The Greatest Show on Earth debuts, starring Betty Hutton, Charlton Heston, Cornel Wilde, James Stewart & Dorothy Lamour; Three Stooges Curly dies; Johnnie Ray sings…

December 31, 2021

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Witty Golden Girl Betty White

Witty American comedian, singer, animal rights activist, and multiple Emmy Award-winning actress Betty White died on December 31, 2021 - just a few weeks before her 100th birthday (she was born…

December 8, 2021

Biography,
Music

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Rockin' Bob Seger - Still the Same to Fans

Rock and roll legend Bob Seger's prime concert touring days have book-ended my my own concert-going days. I first saw him perform live in Ottawa around 1977, shortly after Night…

December 5, 2021

golden gate bridge, art deco, lights, san francisco, california, beach, marin headlands, rocks,

Done in December 1951

Baby Boomer Trivia From December 1951: Golden Gate Bridge closes; Baseball great Joe DiMaggio retires; classic television series Dragnet starring Jack Webb premieres Golden Gate Bridge Closed By Wind Gusts San…

November 11, 2021

Biography,
TV

jerry douglas 1970, american actor, nee gerald rubenstein, jerry douglas younger, 1960s movies, blast of silence, black zoo, harlow, gunn, 1960s television series guest star, mannix lt mitch webster, 1970s tv shows, mission impossible guest star, the fbi guest star, isis inspector bryce, the streets of san francisco guest star, police story guest star, the rockford files guest star, barnaby jones guest star, 1970s films, good guys wear black, avalanche, 1980s movies, mommie dearest, looker, 1980s tv soap opera stars, 1980s television shows, hunter mike murdoch, days of our lives john abbott, the young and the restless john abbott sr, john abbott on the y and r, 1990s daytime tv serials, melrose place mr damarr, 1990s films, jfk, the godson, 2010s movies, the back up bride, silent but deadly, married arlene sax 1962, divorced arlene martel, married 1962, father of avra martel, father of jodaman douglas, jod kaftans father, divorced arlene hunter, costars robert stack, edward asner costar, alan oppenheimer costars, septuagenarian, senior citizen, married kymberly bankier 1986, husband of kym bankier douglas, father of hunter douglas,

Forever Young And Restless Jerry Douglas

Singer-actor Jerry Douglas, a long-time star of the daytime television soap opera The Young and the Restless - playing patriarch John Abbott from 1981-2016 - has died at the age…

November 9, 2021

dean stockwell, american actor, movie star, classic films, 1950s, 1958, 1957, the careless years, compulsion, gun for a coward, cattle drive, kim, the happy years, stars in my crown, tv shows,

Dean Stockwell - A Quantum Leap From Kim

Classic movie and television actor Dean Stockwell's fans may remember him best from his long-running role on Quantum Leap (1989-1993), but his 8-decade acting career began in the 1940s, and…

November 3, 2021

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Done in November 1951

Baby Boomer Trivia From November 1951: MLB MVP Awards to Roy Campanella and Yogi Berra, Frank Sinatra marries Ava Gardner, first North American direct long distance dialing, National Ballet of Canada…

October 27, 2021

Biography

hearst castle, the hearst ranch, san simeon, california, la cuesta encantada, xanadu, aerial view, san luis obispo county, mansion, william randolph hearst, museum

The Heartbeat of Hearst Castle

During his lifetime, William Randolph Hearst's La Cuesta Encantada (The Enchanted Hill) was called the Hearst Ranch. Filmmaker Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941) - based on Hearst's life and his…

October 17, 2021

Marsha Hunt's Raw Deal

American actress (Peck's Bad Girl), songwriter, and centenarian Marsha Hunt's film career spanned more than seven decades. Over 70+ years, she acquired 100+ acting credits and worked with some of…

October 13, 2021

october 1951, i love lucy, desi arnaz sr, lucille ball, desilu productions, tv series, 1950s, sitcoms, television show, comedy, american actress, comedienne, bandleader, cuban

Done in October 1951

Baby Boomer Trivia From October 1951: I Love Lucy, premieres on television; Rocky Marciano TKO's World Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis; Winston Churchill defeats Clement Attlee to become British Prime Minister again…