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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

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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

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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,…

March 17, 2020

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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. …

February 23, 2020

TV

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TV Trivia: The Mary Tyler Moore Show

A1. What was the name of the hour-long television show that Edward Asner starred in after The Mary Tyler Moore Show went off the air on March 19, 1977? A2.…

January 24, 2020

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TV Trivia: Taxi

Q1. Which two cast members of the Emmy Award-winning classic TV sitcom Taxi are no longer with us? Q2. Which Taxi cast member is known for having a fantastic memory…

January 19, 2020

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News headlines and entertainment trivia from November 1949 Gertrude Berg's The Goldbergs TV Series Premieres The Goldbergs TV sitcom starring actress Gertrude Berg as lovable, meddlesome Jewish mother Molly Goldberg,…

December 6, 2019

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Farewell, Robert Walker Jr.

Actor Robert Walker Jr. died on December 5, 2019 at the age of 79. He leaves behind his widow and third wife, Judy Motulsky, and seven children. Walker's father Robert Walker…