Archive for October 17th, 2013

HALLOWEEN TREATS IN 1952

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MARGOT KIDDER IS 65 TODAY

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Margaret Ruth "Margot" Kidder

Kidder appeared in a wide range of films during the 1970s and 1980s, but is
best known for her role as Lois Lane in four Superman movies which began 
in 1978.

 

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LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY

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        Tim Maguire

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MOVIE PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1939

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The film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a political comedy-drama, starring
Jean Arthur and James Stewart. It was directed by Frank Capra and written
by
Sidney Buchman, based on Lewis R. Foster‘s unpublished story. The
movie was controversial when it was released, but was successful at
the box office, and made Stewart a major movie star. Mr. Smith Goes to
Washington
was nominated for 11
Academy Awards, winning for Best
Original Story.

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James Stewart in front of the camera filming a scene for movie

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CELEBRITY WEDDING ON THIS DAY IN 1945

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Actress Ava Gardner and jazz musician and bandleader Artie Shaw were
married for a brief time until their divorce October 25, 1946. It was Ava’s
second marriage
and the fifth for Shaw.

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