(August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990)

Leonard Bernstein was a conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and 
pianist. According to The New York Times, he was "one of the most prodigiously 
talented and successful musicians in American history." Bernstein had a long
tenure as the music director of the New Your Philharmonic. He is also known
for his music in both the Broadway and film productions of West Side Story
(1957/1961).

“Sherry” was the first nationally-released single and the first number one hit for
The Four Seasons in September of 1962. It held the top spot for five consecutive
weeks. According to the songs writer, Bob Gaudio, “Sherry” took only about 15
minutes to put on paper and was originally titled “Jackie Baby” in honor of then-
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.

Frankie Valli

The original NBC network daytime game show Concentration first aired
on August 25, 1958 and ran until March 23, 1973, the longest run of any
game show on NBC. The first host was Hugh Downs (above).

The Concentration home game

Sir Thomas Sean Connery better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor
and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, one of
which being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award and three Golden Globes.
Connery is best-known for portraying the character agent 007 James Bond,
starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. 1988, Connery won
the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables
(1987). His films also include The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003),
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990),
and The Rock (1996). Connery was knighted in July 2000. He has been polled
as "The Greatest Living Scot”.

Harrison Ford with costar Sean Connery in Indiana Jones
and the Last Crusade

Sean Connery with his Best Supporting Actor Oscar

Robert Young and Jean Vander Pyl on the air with Father Knows Best

The series “Father Knows Best” began August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio. It
starred Robert Young as Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret
was originally portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Ply
(shown above). The Anderson children were Betty (Rhoda Williams), Bud
(Ted Donaldson), and Kathy (Norma Jean Nillson). The cast also included
Eleanor Audley, Herb Vigran and Sam Edwards. The show was sponsored
for most of its run by General Foods and was heard Thursday evenings
until March 25, 1954. The show went to TV in 1954.