Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager is 90 (Feb. 13, 1923)
Archive for 2013
A LOOK AT ~ TODAY IN HISTORY
ROGER MOORE IS 86 TODAY
Actor Roger Moore replaced Sean Connery as secret agent 007 James Bond
in the series for seven films between 1973 and 1985. He won a Monte Carlo
TV Festival Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. Moore is currently a Goodwill
Ambassador for the charity UNICEF.
SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1934
The long-running anthropology series Lux Radio Theatre, was broadcast
on the NBC Blue Network (1934-35); NBC (1935-54) and CBS (1954-55). At
first the series adapted Broadway plays during its first two seasons before
it began adapting films. These hour-long radio programs were performed
live before studio audiences. It became the most popular dramatic series
on radio, broadcast for more than 20 years and continued on television as
the Lux Video Theatre through most of the 1950s.
The original host was the show’s fictional producer, Douglass
Garrick (portrayed by John J. Anthony shown above). Cecil B.
DeMille (below) took over as the host on June 1, 1936, until
January 22, 1945.
DEMOND WILSON IS 67 YEARS OLD TODAY
Wilson is best known for his role as peacemaker Lamont Sanford
in the NBC-TV hit series, Sanford and Son (1972-1977). Time
magazine included the show on their list of the "100 Best TV
Shows of All Time in 2007. He was wounded while fighting in
the Vietnam War with the U.S. Army’s 4th Infantry Division
and returned home a decorated veteran in the late 1960s.
LOOKING AT ~ TODAY IN HISTORY
Calendar
Recent Comments
- Sam commented on THE FIRST WALKMAN WENT ON SALE IN 1979
(20 weeks ago) - Rob commented on THE BATTLE “ON THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI”
(40 weeks ago) - R.B. Chisholm commented on ‘’FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION WAS BORN
(44 weeks ago) - Donna Springer commented on SOUL SINGER HAS DIED AT AGE 85
(47 weeks ago) - Lena commented on SOUL SINGER HAS DIED AT AGE 85
(47 weeks ago)
-
Recent Posts
Categories
Links
Archives