Archive for May 6th, 2011

AIRSHIP DISASTER ON THIS DATE IN 1937

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Famous commentary by Herbert Morrison (below) of WLS Chicago

 

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Herbert Morrison

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ORSON WELLS (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985)

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Orson Wells was a film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. Welles 
found national and international fame as the director and narrator of a 1938 
radio adaptation of H.G. Well’s novel, The War of the Worlds.The radio drama
was performed on the Mercury Theater of the Air. His first film with RKO was
Citizen Kane in 1941, in which he starred as Charles Foster Kane. It is felt by 
many to be  the greatest film ever made. Another Wells masterpiece is Touch
of
Evil (1958). On October 10, 1985, Wells did his final interview on The Merv
Griffin Show
(below).

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THE SAY HEY KID IS 80 TODAY

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Willie Mays today

Willie Howard Mays, Jr. is a former professional baseball player who played the
majority of his major league career with the New York and San Francisco Giants
before finishing with the New York Mets. Mays was elected to the Baseball Hall
of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility. He is considered by many to be the
greatest all-around player of all time. Mays won two MVP awards and tied Stan
Musial’s record with 24 appearances in the All-Star Game. He ended his career
with 660 home runs.

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