Archive for May, 2011

MARILYN SANG TO JFK ON THIS DATE IN 1962

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Marilyn Monroe made her last significant public appearance, singing a sultry rendition
of "Happy Birthday" at a party for President President John F. Kennedy. The event was
a fund-raiser at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

 

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HIT RECORDED ON THIS DATE IN 1960

The Drifters

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NANCY KWAN IS 72 TODAY

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At the age of 20, Nancy Kwan received the starring role of a beautiful and free- 
spirited Hong Kong prostitute who captivates artist Robert Lomax, played by  
William Holden in the 1960 film The World of Suzie Wong. The next year Nancy
was in the Broadway musical film Flower Drum Song and soon became one of 
Hollywood’s most visible Eurasian actresses.

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         life nancy kwan

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AMPEX…THE TAPE OF THE S TARS ~ 1980

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TINA FEY IS HAVING A BIRTHDAY ~ 41 TODAY

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Tina Fey is a actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for her work
on the NBC comedy  series Saturday Night Live, the series 30 Rock also
on NBC. Fey first broke into comedy as a featured player in the Chicago-
based improvisational group The Second City. She later joined Saturday
Night Live as a writer, becoming head writer and a performer, known for  
her role as co-anchor in the Weekend Update segment (shown below).

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Tina Fey (left) as Sarah Palin in SNL sketch with Amy Poehler.

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Tina Fey at the Saturday Night live WEEKENDUPDATE desk.

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