Archive for June 16th, 2015

MOVIE PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1978

The film adaptation of "Grease" premiered in New York City. Commercially, the 
movie was an immediate box office success. It is the No. 1 highest-grossing
musical, to date.

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS

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SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1952

My Little Margie starred Gale Storm and Charles Farrell and premiered as
the summer replacement for I Love Lucy. It alternated between CBS and
NBC from 1952 to 1955 under the sponsorship of Philip Morris cigarettes
and when the series moved to NBC for its third season in the fall of 1953,
Scott Paper Company became its sponsor.

The series was created by Frank Fox and produced in Los Angeles,
California
at Hal Roach Studios by Hal Roach, Jr. and Roland D. Reed.

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