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ROCK GUITARIST IS DEAD AT 64

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             Ronnie Montrose (November 29, 1947 – March 3, 2012)

Rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose had been in poor health from some time battling 
prostate cancer. He died Saturday at his home in San Francisco.

Besides forming his own band in 1973, Montrose had performed with rock greats 
including Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs, and Sammy Hagar.

His booking agent, Jim Douglas, said Montrose had been working on releasing
a DVD and plans for a tour across the United States.  

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NEWLYWEDS ON THIS DAY IN 1952

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Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis were married at a nearly secret wedding
ceremony near Los Angeles in the Little Brown Church in the Valley. Nancy
was 30 years old, and Ronald was 41 years old at the time.

The only guests at their late-afternoon wedding were William and Ardis
Holden. William was their best man and Ardis was matron of honor. 
 
After the wedding, Ronald and Nancy spent the first night of their 
honeymoon at the historic Mission Inn in Riverside, California.

 

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From left: Ardis Holden, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, and
William Holden.

 

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President and Mrs. Reagan

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DISNEY CLASSIC RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1950

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Cinderella was the first full-bodied feature produced by Walt Disney 
since Bambi in 1942. It was the twelfth film in the Disney Animated
Classics Series.
Cinderella was acknowledged as the 9th greatest
film in the animation genre.


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PAULA PRENTISS IS 73 TODAY

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Paula with husband Richard Benjamin today

Paula Prentiss (Paula Ragusa) is a actress well-known for her film roles
in Where the Boys Are (1966), Man’s Favorite Sport? (1964) and The
Stepford Wives
(1975). She also had a co-starring role in the CBS-TV
sitcom He and She (1967-1968).

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Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss in Man’s Favorite Sport”

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He & She starred real-life married couple Richard Benjamin
and Paula Prentiss as Dick and Paula Hollister.

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THE WURLITZER HI-FI STEREO JUKE BOX

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