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September 25, 2020

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What Was New in September 1952?

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from September, 1952: George Reeves, star of The Adventures of Superman; Charlie Chaplin's U.S. Re-Entry Permit is Revoked; and the Classic Movie Release of Just…

August 28, 2020

TV

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TV Trivia: Gunsmoke

Q1. What famous actor portrayed U. S. Marshal Matt Dillon in the CBS radio version of Gunsmoke (1952-1961)? Q2. What character did John Wayne (the ultimate western movie actor) play…

July 23, 2020

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This Was Nifty in July 1950

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from July, 1950: America's First Korean War Battles; James Stewart Stars in Broken Arrow & Winchester '73, Your Hit Parade Premieres on Television Jimmy Stewart…

July 7, 2020

TV

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Boomer TV Trivia: I Love Lucy

Q1. Was the character of Ricky Ricardo, Jr. (Little Ricky) on the I Love Lucy television show ever played by Lucy and Desi Arnaz's real child, Desi Arnaz, Jr.? Q2.…

July 3, 2020

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Barbara Feldon is Agent 99 No More

Would you believe...writer, model, and actress Barbara Feldon once tried out for a job as a stripper? No slouch off camera, she spent a lot of her time compensating for…

June 30, 2020

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The Comedy of Carl Reiner Will Live On

Author, screenwriter, producer, director, and actor Carl Reiner passed away June 29, 2020 at the age of 98. Many fans of the comedy of Carl Reiner may remember his best…

June 24, 2020

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What Was New in June 1952

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from June, 1952: Classic Movie Release - Pat And Mike; The Wild Side of Life by Hank Thompson is #1 in Country Music; TV Sitcom…

April 19, 2020

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…

April 13, 2020

Biography,
TV

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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…

March 24, 2020

TV

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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,…