Archive for April, 2013

PRIME-TIME SERIES ON THIS DAY IN IN 1978

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The Ewing’s

Dallas premiered as a five-part miniseries on CBS, followed by a thirteen season
run until May 3, 1991. The prime time soap was included in Time magazine’s
2007 list of “100 Best TV Shows of All Time”.

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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Mike Gracia

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REMEMBERING MARVIN GAYE

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Marvin Gaye
(Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.) (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984)

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DEBBIE REYNOLDS IS 81 TODAY

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Debbie-Reynolds today 

Actress, singer, and dancer Debbie Reynolds had her first leading role in
Singin’ in the Rain (1952). Other successful films include Tammy and the
Bachelor
(1957), in which her version of “Tammy” reached the number
one spot on the music charts; and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964).

Reynolds married singer Eddie Fisher in 1955. They had two children,
a daughter Carrie and a son Todd. She continues to perform on stage,
television and film to this day.

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OLDEST LIVING PERSON IN THE U.S. HAS DIED

Elsie Thompson

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) – The oldest living person in the United States has
died at the age of 113, just a few days before her 114th birthday.

Elsie Thompson, who became the nation’s oldest living person in January, died
March 21, according to a spokeswoman from her church in Clearwater, Fla.

A memorial service for Thompson was held at Skycrest United Methodist Church
on March 26.

Thompson was born in Beaver Falls, Pa., on April 5, 1899. Her husband, Ronald Thompson, was a Republican state senator in Pennsylvania and in 1971, the
couple moved to Clearwater, Fla. Mr. Thompson died in 1986.

Mrs. Thompson is survived by her son, who is in California, and four grandchildren.

She said that the secret to her longevity was the fact that she loved people and
greeted each new day with a smile.

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