Archive for September, 2013

“SHINDIG!” ON THIS DAY IN 1965

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COMEDIAN/JOURNALIST HAS DIED AT 74

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       Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013)

Frost was giving a speech on board the Cunard cruise liner, the MS Queen
Elizabeth
. Saturday when he had a suspected heart attack and died.

During the later part of his career, he became known for his TV interviews
with political figures, among them The Nixon Interviews with former United
States President
Richard Nixon in 1977, which were adapted into a stage
play
and film.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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Camille Bohannon

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GEORGE MAHARIS IS 85 TODAY

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Maharis appeared as Buz Murdock in the popular CBS TV series Route
66 (1960-1964) which co-starred Martin Milner. He received an Emmy
nomination in 1962 for his continuing performance in the series. Maharis
also recorded numerous pop music albums at the height of his fame.

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COMEDIENNE IS 74 TODAY

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Lily Tomlin, 1957 high school yearbook photo

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Tomlin as phone operator Ernestine

Lily Tomlin Portraits

Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin began performing as a stand-up comedian in 
nightclubs after graduating from college. She won multiple awards
including a 1972 Grammy Award in the Best Comedy Album category
for This Is A Recording and four Emmy Awards.

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