This Was Nifty in April 1950
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from April, 1950: Classic Film-Noir Movie Releases - Stage Fright, and D.O.A.; 1st ever NBA Championship won by George Mikan & Minneapolis Lakers. Alfred Hitchcock's…
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Forever Rowdy Clint Eastwood
Academy Award-winning director, producer, composer and actor Clint Eastwood came to fame in the 1950s on TV's western series Rawhide as Rowdy Yates, a "ramrod" cattle drover who lived up…
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April 1949 Moments in Time
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from April, 1949: Impact film-noir; North Atlantic Treaty signing (NATO is born); Wallace Beery's birthday, Big Jack movie release, and death. Impact Movie Premiere (Ella Raines…
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Boomer TV Trivia: Tombstone Territory
Q1) The famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, which involved Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the Clanton Gang, took place in Tombstone, Arizona. Which of these famous historical people, if…
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Celebrating Seniors - Author Beverly Cleary
The United States Library of Congress named children's author Beverly Cleary a "Living Legend"; her 35+ books for teenagers and children have sold 91 million copies in 20 countries and…
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John Wayne's Sad Angel, Gail Russell
Sad-eyed actress Gail Russell's luminous beauty lit up the silver screen in 25 classic era films between 1943-1961. She was paired onscreen with leading men such as Alan Ladd, Joel…
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March 1947 Headlines
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from March, 1947 The Best Years of Our Lives Wins 8 Academy Awards At the 19th Academy Awards Ceremony on March 13, 1947, the post-WWII…
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TV Trivia: All in the Family
Q1. What was the first of the five new television shows were spin-offs from CBS' hit show & baby boomer television favourite, All in the Family? Q2. In October 1977,…
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St. Patrick's Day for Boomers, Zoomers & Seniors
On March 17th when everyone is Irish for a day, there are still lots of ways to have some St. Patrick's Day fun either at home alone, or with friends. …
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March 1949 Moments in Time
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from March, 1949 Knock on Any Door - Humphrey Bogart Film with Allene Roberts Director Nicholas Ray's film-noir crime drama Knock on Any Door was…
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