Archive for February, 2013

NEWS THAT MADE HISTORY

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TINA LOUISE TURNED 79 TODAY

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Tina Louise today

Tina Louise (Tatiana Josivovna Chernova Blacker) began
studying acting, singing and dancing at the age of 17. She
is best remembered as Ginger Grant from the CBS series
‘Gilligan’s Island’ (1964-1967).

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SERIES DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1956

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My Friend Flicka aired on CBS from 1956 to 1957, then ran on
NBC, with reruns on ABC and CBS between 1959 and 1966. It
starred Johnny Washbrook as Ken McLaughlin, a boy devoted
to his horse Flicka. Washbrook appeared on several TV shows
after the series ended, and acted into the 1970s then went into
banking.

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Johnny Washbrook turned 68 in October

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RCA’S NEW COLOR PICTURE SYSTEM ~

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NEWS ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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Bob Dylan
(Robert Allen Zimmerman) will be 72 on May 24

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