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March 7, 2021

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Director Laurence Trimble's Strongheart

Long before movie dogs Benji, Beethoven, Hooch, Old Yeller, and Lassie came to fame on the big screen, Strongheart was the top dog in films and in the hearts of…

March 3, 2021

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Music

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ABBA's Dancing Queen, Agnetha Fältskog

Swedish songbird Agnetha Fältskog showed musical promise at an early age, writing her first song at age six. (Agnetha Fältskog 2013 Photo: Stockholm Pride / mynewsdesk.com) Born in Jonkoping, Sweden…

February 28, 2021

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Joy Hathaway, Amanda of Honeymoon Hill

Canadian actress Joy Hathaway starred on the hit daytime radio serial Amanda of Honeymoon Hill for seven years, from 1940-1946. (Joy Hathaway as Amanda of Honeymoon Hill, 1942) Amanda of…

February 24, 2021

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Fascinating Facts From February 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from November, 1940: The classic movie thriller The House of the Seven Gables premieres, author Christopher Morley tops Best-Seller lists with Kitty Foyle, and Bob…

February 17, 2021

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Folks, Facts & Fun From February 1931

News Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from February, 1931: Classic horror film Dracula premieres, starring Bela Lugosi, Ozzie Nelson's Orchestra records Dream a Little Dream Of Me, and fizzy Alka-Seltzer is…

February 10, 2021

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Black History Month: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

February is Black History Month. One of the most important cultural legacies of any country, ethnicity, or religion, is music. The haunting spiritual Swing Low, Sweet Chariot goes all the…

February 5, 2021

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Christopher Plummer: 8 Decades Of Acting

Veteran Canadian actor Christopher Plummer died on February 5, 2021 after a fall, at the age of 91. His legacy of work in an acting career that spanned 8 decades…

February 3, 2021

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100 Years Ago: 1921 At A Glance

Innovations in fashion, lifestyle, science, and medicine improved lives and delighted people back in 1921. Leisure hours were brightened with entertainment by animals and people who would become household names…

January 29, 2021

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Remembering Cloris Leachman

Oscar and Emmy-winning actress and great-grandmother Cloris Leachman died of natural causes on January 27, 2021 at the age of 94. She was often cast as an motherly figure on…

January 27, 2021

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Music

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Peter Frampton Shows Us the Way

If you were a pre-teen or older pop-rock music lover who listened to radio hits in the mid-1970s, thee was no escaping the monster success of Peter Frampton's double album…