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Archive for November, 2010
19
Nov
ALAN YOUNG HAS TURNED 91
Actor Alan Young is best known for his
role as Wilbur Post in the CBS sitcom
”Mister Ed” which aired from 1961 to
1966.
Allan “Rocky” Lane,the voice of
Mister Ed. He was a B-movie
Cowboy actor.
19
Nov
SYNONYMOUS WITH FAILURE!
Ad launching the Ford “Edsel”.
It was on this date in 1959 when the Ford Motor
Co. announced it was halting production on
the unpopular Edsel. The car sold poorly and
the company lost millions on the development,
manufacture, and marketing. Model years were
from 1958 to 1960 with only 118,287 unites built.
The Edsel was named after Henry Ford’s son who
was President of the Ford Motor co. from 1919 until
his death in 1943 at the age of 49.
Co. announced it was halting production on
the unpopular Edsel. The car sold poorly and
the company lost millions on the development,
manufacture, and marketing. Model years were
from 1958 to 1960 with only 118,287 unites built.
The Edsel was named after Henry Ford’s son who
was President of the Ford Motor co. from 1919 until
his death in 1943 at the age of 49.
Edsel B. Ford
19
Nov
IT’S JODIE FOSTER’S BIRTHDAY TODAY!
Jodie Foster in her first major film, “Taxi Driver”(1976).
Actor,director/producer and four-time Academy Award
winner Jodie Foster has turned 48 today.
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19
Nov
IT WAS ON THIS DATE IN 1863
President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he
dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield
in Pennsylvania.
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