Patty Andrews (pictured recently above on the right with actress Joan Leslie) was
the lead singer of The Andrews Sisters, an extremely popular and successful close
harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted
of three actual sisters…Patty, Laverne, and Maxene Andrews (shown below). They
were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998. Their biggest  hit was
“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”. 

The Andrews Sisters from left to right, LaVerne, Patty, and Maxene

Sonny & Cher

Sonny Bono’s grave marker

NBC-TV launched its first nightly newscast with a 10-minute program called Camel
Newsreel Theater hosted by John Cameron Swayze (above). It featured newsreels
from Fox Movietone News with Swayze providing voice-overs.

LeVar Burton, is a German-born actor, director, producer and author. He is 
well-known for portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC-TV
miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley. He is also known for 
his portrayal of Geordi LaForge on the syndicated science fiction series
Star Trek: The Next Generation.

LeVar Burton in Roots

LeVar in Star Trek: The Next Generation