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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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Presidential Medal of Freedom Awarded to the Founder of Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low

Juliette Gordon Low 
(October 31, 1860 – January 17, 1927)

Juliette Gordon Low was the founder of Girl Scouts
of the USA
. Inspired by the work of Lord Baden-Powell,
founder of
Scout Movement, she joined the Girl Guide
movement in
England, forming her own group of Girl
Guides there in 1911.

In 1912 she returned to the States, and the same year
established the first U.S. Girl Guide troop in
Savannah,
Georgia
. In 1915, the United States’ Girl Guides became
known as the Girl Scouts, and Juliette Gordon Low was
fhe first ever leader. She remained active until the time
of her death.

Juliette Gordon Low, who had no children of her own, started Girl Scouts in 1912 - The ...

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BROADWAY PLAY PREMIERED ON THIS DAY

Death of a Salesman | Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan, Mildred Dunnock Lee J

Death of a Salesman is a 1949 stage play written by the
American
playwright Arthur Miller. The play premiered
on
Broadway in February 10, 1949, running for 742
performances. It is a two-act
tragedy set in late 1940s
Brooklyn told through a montage of memories, dreams,
and arguments of the protagonist
Willy Loman, a travelling
salesman
who is despondent with his life and appears to
be slipping into
senility. The play addresses a variety of
themes, such as the
American Dream, the anatomy of truth,
and infidelity. It won the 1949
Pulitzer Prize for Drama and
Tony Award for Best Play. It is considered by some critics
to be one of the greatest plays of the 20th century.


Arthur Asher Miller
(October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005)

‘Death of a Salesman’ Arrives on Broadway Right on Time - The New York Times
Lee J. Cobb and Mildred Dunnock in the 1949
Tony Award-winning production of "Death of
a Salesman."

Photos From Death of a Salesman, One of the First Tony Winners | Time.com

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REVIEWING PAST NEWS FROM THE AP

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IT WAS BRANDO ON BROADWAY IN 1947

A Streetcar Named Desire | Streetcar named desire, Tennessee williams, Broadway playbills

On December 3, 1947, Marlon Brando’s famous cry of “STELLA!”
first booms across a Broadway stage, electrifying the audience
at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre during the first-ever performance
of Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire.

A Streetcar Named Desire is one of the most critically acclaimed
plays of the twentieth century and Williams’s most popular work. 

The 23-year-old Brando played the rough, working-class Polish-
American Stanley Kowalski, and his violent clash with Blanche
DuBois (played on Broadway by
Jessica Tandy),

Jessica Tandy with Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire,1947 | Jessica tandy, Marlon brando ...
Jessica Tandy with Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named
Desire.

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Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Marlon Brando.

'A Streetcar Named Desire:' Final Scene     
From Act Three, Scene Five.

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VETERAN ACTRESS HAS DIED

                                                
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Frances Hussey Sternhagen
(January 13, 1930 – November 27, 2023 at age 93)

 
Sternhagen was a popular
character actress
who
appeared
on and off-Broadway, in movies, and
on television for over six decades. She received
numerous accolades including two
Tony Awards,
a
Drama Desk Award, a Saturn Award, as well as
nominations for three
Primetime Emmy Awards.

She gained prominence and Primetime Emmy
Award nominations for her recurring roles as
Esther Clavin in the NBC sitcom Cheers
(1986–1993).


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Frances Sternhagen has passed away at 93

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