Jim Backus was a radio, television, film, and voice actor. Among his most
remembered roles… the voice of Mr. Magoo, Joan Davis’s husband on
TV’s I married Joan, and Thurston Howell, lll on the CBS-TV hit sitcom
Gilligan’s Island (1964 – 1967). Jim died on July 3, 1989. He was 76.
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JIM BACKUS WAS BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1913
25
Feb
BIG HIT ON THIS DATE IN 1967
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Feb
DISCOVER HOW TO ‘’THROW’’ YOUR VOICE…
25
Feb
NEW BOXING CHAMP ON THIS DATE IN 1964
When Cassius Clay, now known as Muhammad Ali, defeated Sonny Liston
(above left), he was the youngest boxer ever at age 22 to take the title
from a reigning heavyweight champion.
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