Archive for February, 2011

JAMES SPADER TURNED 51 TODAY

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James Todd Spader is best known for his unusual roles in movies such as
Sex,Lies, and Videotape (1989), Stargate (1994), and Secretary (2002). His
most famous television role is that of attorney Alan Shore from ABC’s The
Practice
and its spin-off Boston Legal, for which he won three Emmy Awards.

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                     Spader, left, in The Watcher (2000)

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TV SHOW PREMIERED ON THIS DATE IN 1969

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This is Tom Jones was a British variety series starring Tom Jones. The show
was exported to the United States by ITC Entertainment and was networked
there by ABC-TV. The series ran between 1969 and 1971 for a total of 65 
color episodes. The show featured guest appearances by many top actors, 
comedians and singers of the time, including Bob Hope.

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                                       Tom Jones, then and now

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GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT!

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MIGUEL FERRER IS 56 TODAY

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Actor Miguel José Ferrer is often cast in roles as a villain. Ferrer was
born the oldest of five children of Academy Award-winner Jose’Ferrer 
and singer Rosemary Clooney. Ferrer began his career in the early
1980s making guest appearances on episodic television. He  had a
small part in Star Trek lll: The Search For Spock (1984) as the helm
officer Excelsior. A major role for the actor came in the 1987 action
movie Robocop.

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                           Miguel Ferrer as helm officer in Star Trek lll.

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                            Ferrer, far right, in a scene from Robocop

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THE BEATLES FIRST U.S.TOUR ON THIS DATE IN 1964

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When The Beatles arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York,
they were greeted by an estimated crowd of about three thousand exuberant
fans.The groups first U.S.concert was on February 11th at the Sports Arena
in Washington, D.C. (poster shown below).

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