Archive for August 6th, 2013

REMEMBERING ROBERT MITCHUM

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Robert Charles Durman Mitchum
(August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997)

Mitchum was a film actor, author, composer and singer. He is #23 on
the American Film Institute‘s list of the greatest male American screen
legends of all time
. After being expelled from high school, he traveled
throughout the country on railroad cars, taking odd jobs to support
himself.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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Sandy Kozel

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REMEMBERING LUCILLE BALL

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Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989)

The red-haired comedienne is best remembered in CBS TV’s
I Love Lucy (1951-1957). She was one of the most popular
and influential stars in America during her lifetime.

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AMERICAN BANDSTAND ON THIS DAY IN 1960

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Chubby Checker performs “The Twist” for the first time on American
Bandstand

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Chubby Checker
(Ernest Evans) will be 72 in October

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