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FILM SERIES BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1962

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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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RESTAURANT CEO BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1902

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Raymond Albert "Ray" Kroc (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984)

Ray Kroc, former CEO of McDonalds corporation joined the organization
in 1954 and build it into the most successful fast food operations in the
world.

Between the end of the First World War and the early 1950s Kroc tried his
hand at a number of trades including a paper cup salesman and a DJ at a
Oak Park, Illinois radio station.

 

Ray Kroc quote: "I was an overnight success all right, but 30 years
is a long, long night.”

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“DECEMBER BRIDE” DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1954

December Bride is a sitcom that aired on the CBS television network
until May 7, 1959. It was adapted from the original
CBS radio series
that aired from June 1952 through September 1953.

 

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From TV Guide, Dec. 1955

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From left: Spring Byington, Harry Morgan, and
Verna Felton in a publicity photo for the show

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TV SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1957

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The sitcom debuted on CBS-TV, then moved to ABC the following year, completing its run on June 20, 1963.

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Jerry Mathers turned 64 June 2nd

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Tony Dow became 67 on April 13th

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IT’S BEEN MAD FOR 60 YEARS!

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Debuting in August 1952 (cover date October–November), Mad began as a comic book published by EC before it became a magazine.

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Alfred E. Neuman, fictional mascot and cover boy of the
parody publication

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Cartoonist Harvey Kurtzman (October 3, 1924 – February 21, 1993) was  
the founding editor of Mad. He was inducted into the comic
industry’s
Will
Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1989.

 

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