Archive for February 1st, 2011

DENZEL WASHINGTON ~ THEN AND NOW

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BILL MUMY TURNED 57 TODAY

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Charles William "Bill" Mumy, Jr. is an actor, musician, voice-over artist
and a figure in the science-fiction community. He is known primarily for his
work as a child television actor in the 1960s, most notably as Will Robinson
in the CBS-TV sci-fi series Lost in Space.

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              The Robot and Bill Mumy on the set of Lost in Space

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THE GE THEATER PREMIERED ON THIS DATE IN 1953

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The television version of The General Electric Theater was broadcast every Sunday
evening on the CBS network until May 27, 1962. Each of the episodes was an 
adaptation of a novel, short story, play, film, or magazine fiction. 

Ronald Reagan (shown above) became the show’s only host on September 26, 1954. GE added a host to provide continuity, which was absent due to its anthology format. After four months, the show reached the Top Ten in the Nielsen Ratings.

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ANCHOR DEBUT ON THIS DATE IN 1965

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Peter Jennings started his career early, hosting a Canadian radio
show at the age of nine. In 1965, ABC News tapped him to anchor its 
flagship evening news program. In 1968 Jennings became a foreign
correspondent. He returned to ABC’s World News Tonight as sole
anchor until his death in 2005 of complications from lung cancer. He
was 67. 

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FAMOUS PHOTO ON THIS DATE IN 1968

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South Vietnam police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan (left) executes a man suspected of being  a Viet Kong officer.

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