Archive for March, 2011

GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA FOUNDED ON THIS DATE IN 1912

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Juliette Gordon Low founder of girl scouts
Juliette Gordon Low (shown above) founded the Girl Guides, which
would become the Girl Scouts of the USA, the world’s largest voluntary
organization for young women.

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IT’S BARBARA FELDON’S BIRTHDAY ~ 78 TODAY

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Barbara Feldon is a character actress of both stage and television who
is primarily known for the role of Agent 99 on the popular 1960s sitcom 
Get Smart on NBC and later CBS. Following her first work as a model,
Feldon’s break came in the form of a popular and much parodied TV
commercial (shown below) for "Top Brass," a hair pomade for men.

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Barbara Feldon with costar Don Adams in Get Smart

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JON PROVOST TURNED 61 TODAY

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Jon Provost, born in Los Angeles, California is a former child actor of film and
television. He is best known for his role as Timmy Martin in the CBS-TV series
Lassie (1957 – 1964).  

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WONDER WOMAN DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1974

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Wonder Woman, based on the DC Comic book character of the same  
name, first appeared as a live-action made for television movie on the   
ABC network. The pilot starred Cathy Lee Crosby (above) in the title 
role. The series began in November of 1975 and starred Lynda Carter   
as Wonder Woman. It ran until September, 1979. 

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WONDER TOY OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

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