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February 5, 2021

Biography,
Movies

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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

Biography,
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…

January 24, 2021

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Pacific Palisades Cowboy Actor Pat Conway

At 6' 2", Tombstone Territory series star Pat Conway's dark good looks and piercing gaze are among the reasons for the enduring popularity of that 1950s western TV series. (Pacific…

January 17, 2021

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Folks, Facts & Fun From January 1931

News Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from January, 1931: "Happy New Year 1931" with actress Anita Page; Oscar-winning classic western movie Cimarron premieres; French singer-actress Lily Pons Metropolitan Opera debut. Classic…

January 13, 2021

Biography,
TV

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TV Trivia: The Bob Newhart Show

Q1. Comedian Bob Newhart played psychologist and straight man Dr. Bob Hartley on the 1972-1978 sit-com The Bob Newhart Show. He starred in two other TV's shows (1961-62 & 1982-1990).…

January 11, 2021

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Fascinating Facts From January 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from January, 1940: Classic movie premiere - The Grapes of Wrath, starring Henry Fonda; Brother Rat and a Baby movie stars Jane Wyman and Ronald…

January 7, 2021

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Dancing & More at the Waldorf-Astoria

Built in 1893 and expanded in 1897, the magnificent Waldorf-Astoria hotel on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan was torn down in 1929 to make way for the Empire State Building. A…

January 3, 2021

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Done in January 1951

Baby Boomer Trivia From January 1951: Patti Page's Tennessee Waltz is #1, Classic film-noir Storm Warning premieres, and the previously thought extinct Cahow is discovered. Patti Page has the #1…