Archive for February, 2012

DISNEY FILM RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1940

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Pinocchio is a 1940 animated film produced by Walt Disney. It is the
second film in the series of Walt Disney Animated Classics. It was
released in theaters by RKO Pictures. The film won two Academy
Awards, one for Best Original Score and the other for Best Original
Song for “When You Wish Upon a Star”.

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ACTOR WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1915

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                         Edward Vincent "Eddie" Bracken
 

                   (February 7, 1915 – November 14, 2002)

Two of Eddie Bracken’s best-loved films are The Miracle of Morgan’s
Creek and Hail the Conquering Hero, both made in 1944. These
popular films made Bracken a household name during World War
ll . He made numerous radio shows during this time, notably The
Eddie Bracken Show. Bracken had extensive television roles
between 1952 and 2000, including an episode of Tales from
the Darkside
in which he plays a stubborn elderly man who
refuses to believe he is dead.      

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R&B SINGER KILLED ON THIS DAY IN 1960

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Jesse Lorenzo Belvin  (December 15, 1932 – February 6, 1960)

Belvin was a R&B singer, pianist and songwriter who scored with the hit song 
“Goodnight, My Love” in 1956. His success was cut short at age 27 when he
was killed in a head-on collision at Hope, Arkansas along with his wife and
the driver of their car. They were trying to quickly leave the first ever mixed
race audience pop concert in Little Rock after death threats had been made
against Belvin. 

 

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Jesse Belvin shown here with his wife JoAnne

 

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THE WAY TO A MAN’S HEART!!

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RONALD REAGAN’S BIRTHDAY

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Ronald Reagan, 12 years old

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Ronald Reagan as host of GE Theater on CBS (1954-1962)

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President Reagan

          Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)

Ronald Reagan was the 49th President of the United States,serving from 1981 to
1989. Prior to that, he was the 33rd Governor of California from 1967 to 1975 and
a radio, film and television actor.

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