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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

Today in History: Saturday, April 8 | Manning Live

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SANDY KOZEL

Pansy and Peony: Terri Schiavo Archives

Glenn Beck to Headline 2nd Annual Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Award Gala in Philadelphia on March 27th
FEEDING TUBE REMOVED ON THIS DAY IN 1990.

Terri Schiavo, the severely brain-damaged woman whose condition sparked an epic legal, medical and political battle 
that gripped America, died 13 days after her feeding tube 
was removed by the wishes of her husband and the orders
of several courts.

Terri Schiavo Gravesite | Grave marker, Headstones, Famous tombstones

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MUSICAL OPENED BROADWAY ON THIS DAY IN 1956

Dave's Music Database: My Fair Lady opened on Broadway: March 15, 1956

My Fair Lady is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
and music by
Frederick Loewe. The story, based on the 1938 film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw‘s 1913 play Pygmalion.

The musical’s 1956 Broadway production was a notable critical and popular success, winning six Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

It set a record for the longest run of any musical on Broadway up to
that time and was followed by a hit London production.
Rex Harrison
and
Julie Andrews starred in both productions.

'My Fair Lady' Broadway Debut: Photos From 1956 | Time.com

'My Fair Lady' Broadway Debut: Photos From 1956 | TIME

My Fair Lady (Broadway, Times Square Church, 1956) | Playbill

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“CHAMPAGNE MUSIC” MAN BORN IN 1903

Bandleader LAWRENCE WELK - Photo Signed

On March 11, 1903, musician and entertainer Lawrence Welk 
was born.

For the generation that grew up on the big bands of the 1930s
and ’40s, The Lawrence Welk Show was a blessed island of
calm in a world gone mad for rock and roll, and it aired like
clockwork every Saturday night from 1955 to 1982. On KTLA.
ABC and Syndication.

When ABC dropped The Lawrence Welk Show in 1971, Welk independently arranged a syndication deal that kept him on
the air for another 11 years and made him one of the richest
entertainers in America. 

History's Dumpster: The Lawrence Welk Show

Photos: Lawrence Welk | | siouxcityjournal.com

'Bandleader Lawrence Welk Playing Accordion Amidst Cameramen on the Set ...

Lawrence Welk's most loyal employee celebrates 55 years of service ...

Los Angeles Morgue Files: Lawrence Welk Albums

Pittsburgh, PA - Lawrence Welk's Original Bubble Machine
Inside the historic William Penn Hotel in downtown
Pittsburgh, you can see Lawrence Welk’s original
bubble machine.

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SUCCESSFUL SINGER HAS DIED AT AGE 88

FROM THE VAULTS: Steve Lawrence born 8 July 1935

steve lawrence : Latest News - Closer Weekly

Steve Lawrence, the charismatic Grammy- and Emmy-
winning crooner who delighted audiences for decades
in nightclubs, on concert stages, in film and television appearances, died Thursday.

Publicist Susan DuBow announced Lawrence died in
Los Angeles of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. 

He partnered with the late Eydie Gormé, his wife of 55
years, in a very popular act (below).
 

Hollywood Reporter

Steve Lawrence, Grammy and Emmy-Winning Singer and Actor, Dies at 88

In 1959, Steve Lawrence released Pretty Blue Eyes as a single
and it spent 18 weeks on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking
at No. 9, while reaching No. 7 on the Cash Box Top 100.

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MUSICAL FILM OPENED ON THIS DAY IN 1965

THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Original 1965 Theatrical Trailer - YouTube


The Sound of Music is a 1965
musical drama film produced
and directed by
Robert Wise from a screenplay written by
Ernest Lehman, and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, with Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr,
and
Eleanor Parker. The film is an adaptation of the 1959
stage musical
, composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics
by
Oscar Hammerstein II.

The Wild Blog in the West: Movie Musicals That Got It Right: The Sound of Music

Released Today: The Sound of Music (1965) | IX Daily

‘Sound of Music’ Sing-Along + Other L.A. Events Happening This Week

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