Archive for March 26th, 2011

LEONARD NIMOY IS 80 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Leonard Simon Nimoy is a actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. His most famous role is that of Spock in the original Star Trek series 1966–1969, multiple films, television and video game sequels. Nimoy began his career in his early twenties, teaching acting classes in Hollywood and making minor film and television appearances through the 1950s, as well as playing the title role in the 1952 boxing movie Kid Monk Baroni . In 1965, he made his first appearance in the rejected Star Trek pilot, "The
Cage", and would go on to play the character of Mr. Spock until 1969, followed by
seven further films and a number of guest slots in various sequels. His character of
Spock resulted in three Emmy Award nominations; TV Guide named Spock one of the
50 greatest TV characters. Nimoy also had a recurring role in Mission: Impossible as 
well as several well-received stage appearances.

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Spock giving the Vulcan salute (Live long and prosper Leonard)

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CANNON DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1971

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Cannon is a CBS-TV detective series produced by Quinn Martin which aired until 
March 3, 1976.The main character, Frank Cannon, was a former detective with
the Los Angeles police department, played by William Conrad (above). In 1973
Cannon resulted in a spinoff series, Barnaby Jones.

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VICKI LAWRENCE TURNED 62 TODAY

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Vicki Lawrence  is a  actress,comedienne, and singer, who was frequently a
game show panelist in the 1970s and 1980s. She is best known for her co-
starring role on The Carol Burnett Show from 1967 to 1978 on CBS-TV, and
as the sharp-tongued matriarch, Thelma Harper on the NBC sitcom Mama’s
Family
, airing from 1983 to 1990, which was spun off from The Carol Burnett
Show’s
The Family sketches). As a singer in 1972 she recorded The Night
the Lights Went out in Georgia that went to the #1 chart position.        

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Vicki as mother Harper

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