Archive for July 3rd, 2012

ANDY GIFFITH HAS DIED AT 86

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    Andrew Samuel
"Andy" Griffith (June 1, 1926–July 3, 2012) 

Andy Griffith was a television icon, best known as the sage town
sheriff in the ’60s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show and as a defense
attorney on 1980s-’90s drama Matlock. He died today in Roanoke
Island, N.C.

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TOM CRUISE IS 50 TODAY!

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TOM TODAY

Tom Cruise (Thomas Cruise Mapother IV) has been nominated for three
Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards for the same
movies: Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Jerry Maguire (1996),
Magnolia (1999).

 

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“Risky Business” (1983) launched Cruise to stardom

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Tom Cruise (holding flag) played Vietnam war veteran Ron Kovic

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JIM MORRISON DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1971

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James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971)

Morrison was the lead singer and lyricist for the rock band The Doors from
1965 to 1971. Following the groups rise to fame in 1967, Morrison developed
a severe alcohol and drug dependency that culminated in his death at the age
of 27
in Paris. He is alleged to have died from an overdose of heroin, but as
no autopsy was performed, the exact cause of his death is still disputed. After
Morrison’s death, the remaining members continued as a trio until finally
disbanding in 1973.

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"Light My Fire" was recorded in August 1966 and released
the first week of January
1967 on the Doors’ debut album 
and was released as a single in April. It spent three weeks
at number one on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart, and one week
on the
Cash Box Top 100.

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