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18
Jan
LEADING MAN BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1904
Cary Grant (Archibald Alexander Leach)
(January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986)
Grant was named the second Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American
Film Institute. He was known for both comedic and dramatic film roles such as
The Awful Truth (1937), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Gunga Din (1939), The
Bishop’s Wife (1947), North by Northwest (1959) and Charade (1963).
18
Jan
TALENT SHOW’S TV DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1948
The television debut of The Original Amateur Hour was on the DuMont
Television Network with host Ted Mack. The show, which aired until 1954,
was a continuation of Major Bowes Amateur Hour which had been a radio
staple from 1934 to 1945.
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