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M*A*S*H ACTOR HAS DIED AT 95!

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               Allan Arbus
(February 15, 1918 – April 19, 2013)

(TV Guide) – Allan Arbus, who played psychiatrist Maj. Sidney Freedman on
"
M*A*S*H”, died Friday, April 19, at home in Los Angeles, his daughter Amy
confirmed to The New York Times.

Abrus, who had served as a military photography in the Army and ran a
fashion photography business before becoming an actor, was so convincing
in his role as Maj. Freedman, that co-star Alan Alda often found himself
opening up to Arbus.

"I was so convinced that he was a psychiatrist I used to sit and talk with him
between scenes," Alda said in an interview with the Archive of American
Television. "After a couple months of that I noticed he was giving me these
strange looks, like ‘How would I know the answer to that?’"

In addition to "M*A*S*H," Arbus also appeared in "Starsky and Hutch,"
"Cagney and Lacy" and "Judging Amy." His last television appearance was
on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" in 2000.

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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SHIRLEY TEMPLE TURNED 85 TODAY

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Shirley Temple Black is a film and television actress, singer, dancer, and
former U.S. ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. She began her film
film career in 1932 at the age of three, and in 1934, found international fame
in Bright Eyes, 

Shirley is No.18 on the American Film Institute‘s list of the greatest female
American screen
legends of all time
, making her the highest-ranked living 
person on the list.

 
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FOLK SINGER HAS DIED AT 72

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       Richard P. "Richie" Havens (January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013)

(AP) – Richie Havens, who sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock,
died this morning at his home in Jersey City. The singer’s agent confirmed he
had suffered a heart attack. A public memorial will be planned for a later date.

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GLEN CAMPBELL IS 77 TODAY

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In June 2011, Campbell announced that he had been diagnosed with
Alzheimer’s disease six months earlier. He had been suffering from short-
term memory loss for years. He went on a final "Goodbye Tour" with his
last show on November 30, 2012 in Napa, California. Campbell sang
"Rhinestone Cowboy" as a goodbye at the 2012 Grammy Awards
which was held on February 12, 2012.

“Wichita Lineman” was written Jimmy Webb and reached #3 on the Billboard
Hot 100 chart and remained on the chart for 15 weeks. It also topped the
country music chart for two weeks, and the adult contemporary chart for
six weeks. Music journalist Stuart Maconie called it "the greatest pop song
ever composed”.

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