Archive for June 1st, 2014

ANN B. DAVIS IS DIED AT 88

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          Ann Bradford Davis
(May 5, 1926 – June 1, 2014)

Actress Ann B. Davis is best known for her role as housekeeper Alice
on ABCs "The Brady Bunch” (1960-1974). Davis died Sunday morning 
from head injuries sustained after a fall in the bathroom of her San
Antonio home. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.

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ACTRESS DIES AT 88

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Joan Lorring (Mary Magdalene Ellis)  

(April 17, 1926 – May 30, 2014)

New York (AP) – The Oscar-nominated actress Joan Lorring has
died more than six decades after appearing opposite Bette Davis
in the 1945 film "The Corn is Green."

According to her daughter, Santha Sonenberg, she died Friday in
the New York City suburb of Sleepy Hollow.

Lorring began a radio career in San Francisco in 1939. Her first
film role was in Song of Russia (1944).

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TODAY IN HISTORY ~

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Camille Bohannon

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PAT BOONE IS CELEBRATING 80 YEARS

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Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone was one of the highest charting singers
in the late 1950s and early 1960s. According to Billboard magazine, 
Boone was the second biggest charting artist
behind only Elvis
Presley
. He sold over 45 million albums, had 38 Top 40 hits and
has appeared in more than 12 Hollywood films.

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ROSE FESTIVAL TIME AGAIN !

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