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DENNIS QUAID HAS TURNED 58
Dennis William Quaid dropped out of the University of Houston before
graduating and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. He
initially had difficulty finding work but began to gain recognition when
he appeared in Breaking Away (1979) and earned good reviews for
his role in The Right Stuff (1983).
NEWS ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
A NATIONAL TV DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1950
Bob Hope’s first national television appearance was a 90 minute special,
broadcast Easter Sunday, 1950. It featured comedy, dance, and singing. The
show, called ”Star Spangled Review”, featured Douglas Fairbanks, Diana Shore,
and the Mexico City Boys Choir singing the Hallelujah Chorus. Bob delivered his
own rendition of, “Baby It’s Cold Outside”. The show was eventually renamed the
Bob Hope Special, continuing periodically on NBC until 1997.
Douglas Fairbanks (left) and Bob Hope from “Star Spangled Review
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