Archive for October, 2012

LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY

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Bette Davis young 

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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989)

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NEW TO DVD THIS WEEK ~

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The Six Million Dollar Man: Season 2 (1974-1975) DVD was released
Oct 02 by the Universal Studios Home Video studio. It contains 6-
discs
for for under $40.

Original run on ABC, January 18, 1974 to March 6, 1978. The series is
based on the novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin,

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Lee Majors turned 73 in Apreil

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COVERED BY TIME 50 YEARS AGO TODAY

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October 5, 1962

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THE BACKSIDE OF MOUNT RUSHMORE

back of mount rushmore

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FILM SERIES BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1962

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Fleming
Ian Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964)

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Dr. No is a 1962 spy film, starring Sean Connery; it is the first James Bond
film based on the 1958
Ian Fleming novel of the same name. It was adapted
by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather and directed
by
Terence Young. The film was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli, a partnership that would continue until 1975. The series has
grossed just over $5 billion to date, making it the
second-highest-
grossing film series of all-time
, behind Harry Potter.

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