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FIRST WEINERMOBILE ON THIS DAY IN 1936

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(1940)

The first version of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile rolled out of General 
Body
Company’s factory in Chicago, IL. It was created by Oscar Mayer’s
nephew, Carl G. Mayer. The drivers of the slender vehicles are known
as Hotdoggers.

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Oscar Mayer

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The Weinermobile today

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LUCIE ARNAZ IS 62 YEARS YOUNG TODAY

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Lucy Arnaz  with daughter Lucie at her first birthday party in 1952

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Lucie Désirée Arnaz

Lucie Arnaz had walk-on parts in her mother’s’ CBS television
series The Lucy Show (1962-1968), she had her first acting
role in the series Here’s Lucy on CBS (1968-1974) as Kim
Carter, the daughter of the eponymous Lucy, played by
Arnaz’s real-life mother, Lucille Ball. 

The Arnaz family in 1959

The Arnaz family in 1959 are from left: Lucie Arnaz, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball,
and Desi Arnaz Jr.

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REMEMBERING JAMES CAGNEY

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James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986)

Cagney was an actor, first on stage, then in film, where he had his
greatest impact. He won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety
of performances, but he is best remembered for his tough guy roles.

In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked James Cagney eighth
among its 50 Greatest American Screen Legends.

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1949

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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Ross Simpson

         

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ACTOR DONALD SOUTHERLAND IS 78 TODAY

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Donald Sutherland today
Donald McNichol Sutherland

Southerland’s career spans nearly 50 years with notable movie
roles such as the offbeat soldiers in popular war movies such as
The Dirty Dozen (1967), MASH (1970) and Kelly’s Heroes (1970)
and other films include Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978),
JFK
(1991)
, and Space Cowboys (2000). 

Donald is the father of actor Kiefer Southerland. All four of his
sons are named after directors that he worked with.

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