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November 16, 2019

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TV Trivia: The Odd Couple

Q1: Which of The Odd Couple TV series leading men (Tony Randall or Jack Klugman), became a first-time dad at age 75? Q2: Which one of the two The Odd…

November 13, 2019

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November 1949 Moments in Time

News headlines and entertainment trivia from November 1949. Prince Rainier III's Coronation On November 19, 1949, Prince Rainier III was crowned as the 30th ruling Prince of Monaco. (Prince Rainier…

November 10, 2019

Movies,
Travel

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Guten Tag & Buon Giorno, Bolzano

The Southern Tyrol countryside around Bolzano boasts castles, churches, vineyards and apple orchards. This area of Northern Italy in the foothills of the Italian Alps produces 30% of the apples…

November 6, 2019

Biography,
Movies

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Remembering Jennifer Jones

Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Jones only made 27 movies, but her beauty and talent was bigger than her films. (Jennifer Jones 1953 Indiscretion of an American Wife) Nee Phylis…

October 30, 2019

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Why Use Music For Stress Relief?

Music is very therapeutic in nature. In fact, it has been widely used for healing since the early ages. This is why music is now utilized in a much more…

October 26, 2019

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Star Trek's Spock: Leonard Nimoy

Star Trek's much-loved Spock was much more than the pointy-eared Vulcan he played on the enduring sci-fi cult television series (and in movies). (Leonard Nimoy 1967 Photo: NBC Television) Born…

October 17, 2019

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October 1949 Moments in Time

News headlines and entertainment trivia from October 1949. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Film Release (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949 Trailer) Director John Ford's glorious technicolor Western She Wore…

October 12, 2019

Biography,
Music

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Golden Earring's Twilight Zone

The Dutch rock band that took Europe and America by storm in the 1970s with their hit songs Radar Love and The Twilight Zone, are still playing their music and…

October 6, 2019

Fashion,
Movies

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Stunning Austrian-American movie star Hedy Lamarr wore a myriad of fashionable hats in her 1930s-1950s movie roles, possibly because movie costumers realized her luminous eyes and perfect features were set…

October 3, 2019

Memorial

Gone But Not Forgotten in 2019

We said goodbye to many famous faces, voices & names from radio, movies, television, sports, history, arts and literature this year. These celebrities and others said their final farewell to…