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February 16, 2022

Biography,
Music

anne murray, canadian singer, born in nova scotia, country music, juno awards, grammy awards, hall of fame, hit songs, snowbird, dannys song, you needed me, could i have this dance, i just fall in love again,

Canada's Snowbird Anne Murray

Ageless Anne Murray won her way into the hearts of Canadians and fans the world over for forever, back in 1969 when her hit single Snowbird was released and climbed…

January 23, 2022

lee meriwether, miss america 1955, beauty queen, actress, film star, catwoman, 4d man, tv shows, barnaby jones, the munsters today, all my children, the time tunnel, mission impossible, the clear horizon, the young marrieds, the new andy griffith show,

Forever Beautiful - Lee Meriwether

Former Miss America (1955) beauty queen (best known as Betty, Barnaby Jones' daughter-in-law on the 1970s television series), Lee Meriwether landed her first TV role back in 1954. Her most…

January 19, 2022

fred woodward, 1914, canadian actor, animals, impersonator, characters, oz films, vaudeville, entertainer, donkey, costumes, mules, ostrich, jackass, horse, silent films, movies, the magic cloak, the country circus, mule mates

Oz Film Co. & "Creature" Actor Fred Woodward

Canadian actor Fred Woodward was billed as "The King of Animal Personators", and parlayed playing the Cow in the original stage production of The Wizard of Oz (1902) into a…

January 16, 2022

margaret trudeau 2014, canadian author, wife of pierre elliot trudeau, former canadian first lady, photographer, motivational speaker

The Times of Margaret Trudeau's Life

There are people that absolutely lose their minds when they hear the name Trudeau. Thus, mental health spokesperson, author, sometime actress, and former First Lady of Canada Margaret Trudeau -…

January 13, 2022

Biography,
Music

pete townshend younger, pete townshend 1972, english guitar player, lead guitar, singer, songwriter, 1980s hit singles, rough boys, let my love open the door, 1960s rock bands, 1960s hit singles, 1960s best rock songs, i cant explain, my generation, substitute, i can see for miles, tommy, rock opera, pinball wizard, 1970s rock songs, 1970s hit singles, who are you, wont get fooled again, baba oriley, 170s rock bands, 19septuagenarian, senior citizen, celebrity birthday, may 19 birthday, born may 19 1945, tinnitus, rock and roll hall of fame

Who Are You, Pete Townshend?

Baby boomer, songwriter, and The Who's self-taught lead guitarist Pete Townshend was born on 19 May, 1945 at the end of WWII. Townshend has said his father was in a band…

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

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

betty white 95, betty white 1989, american actress, television producer, comedic actress, comedian, comedienne, 1950s television series, the betty white show host, life with elizabeth, date with the angels vickie angel, 1960s movies, advise and consent, 1970s tv shows, 1970s tv sitcoms, the mary tyler moore show sue ann nivens, the betty white show joyce whitman, 1980s television shows, the love boat betsy boucher, mamas family ellen harper jackson, 1980s tv soap operas, another world brenda barlowe, sana barbara guest star, the golden girls rose nylund, 1990s tv series, the golden palace, bob sylvia schmidt, maybe this time shirley wallace, ladies man mitzi stilesthe lionhearts dorothy voice actress, 1990s movies, hard rain, holy man, lake placid, the story of use, 2000s movies, bringing down the house, the proposal, you again, 2000s television series, hot in cleveland elka ostrovsky, the practice catherine piper, boston legal, everwood carol roberts, complete savages mrs riley, boston legal, 2000s daytime television, the bold and the beautiful ann douglas, married allen ludden 1963, senior citizen, nonagenarian

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

bob seger 1977, 1970s rock bands, american rock singer, songwriter, silver bullet band lead singer, american musicians, rock and roll singers, baby boomer fans, rock albums, 1970s hit songs, night moves, stranger in town, 1970s hit singles, best rock songs, mainstreet, old time rock and roll, still the same, we've got tonight, bob seger birthday, born may 6 1946, bob seger younger

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…