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THE ‘IT’ GIRL WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1905

CLARA BOW YNG

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    Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965)

Actress Clara Bow rose to stardom in silent films during the 1920s. She
came to personify the Roaring Twenties and is described as its leading
sex symbol.

She appeared in 46 silent films and 11 talkies, including hits such as
Mantrap (1926), It (1927) and Wings (1927). At the high point of her
career, she received more than 45,000 fan letters during the month
of January 1929. 

Bow retired from acting and became a rancher in Nevada. Her final
film, Hoop-La, was released in 1933. In September 1965, Bow died
of a heart attack at the age of 60.

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IT WAS ON THIS DAY IN 1961

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Summer show program (7/29-30/1961) Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ
with Paul Anka, Duane Eddy, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, the
Jive Five, Linda Scott, Chubby Checker, and The Shirelles.   

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GENERAL ELECTRIC AD FROM THE 1940s

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RADIO VOICE SILENCED AT 53

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David "Kidd Kraddick" Peter Cradick
(August 22, 1959 – July 27, 2013)

 

(Fox News) – Nationally syndicated radio and TV personality David "Kidd"
Kraddick has died at the age of 53. 

Kraddick’s death was confirmed by his company, YEA Networks.  "Kidd
Kraddick in the Morning," originated from Dallas radio station KHKS-FM
106.1. 

A statement from YEA Networks said that Kraddick died of a brain aneurysm
while attending a golf tournament in New Orleans to benefit his charity "Kidd’s
Kids."

"All of us with YEA Networks and the Kidd Kraddick in the Morning crew are
heartbroken over the loss of our dear friend and leader. Kidd devoted his life
to making people smile every morning, and for 21 years his foundation has
been dedicated to bringing joy to thousands of chronically and terminally ill
children," the statement from YEA Networks read in part.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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