Archive for February 22nd, 2014

ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1907

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  Robert George Young
(February 22, 1907 – July 21, 1998)

Robert Young appeared in minor roles in silent films and toured with a
stock company before being discovered by an MGM talent scout. He
was in over 100 films between 1932 and 1951 and later played leading
roles in the series, Father Knows Best which ran on NBC radio from
1949 to 1954 and on CBS television from 1954 to 1960. and Marcus
Welby, M.D.on ABC-TV from 1969 to 1976.
 

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Robert Young with Jean Vander Pyl on radios “Father Knows Best”

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The TV cast of “Father Knows Best”

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LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY

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                                         Ross Simpson

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VETERAN ACTOR IS 85 YEARS OLD TODAY

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James Hong has starred in over 350 productions during a career spanning
more that 50 years. He played Lo Pan in “Big Trouble in Little China (1986).

After deciding to forgo a career in civil engineering, he started training with
prominent acting teacher Jeff Corey.

Hong currently lives in Los Angeles and is planning to produce and direct
his own films.

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James Hong as Lo Pan in “Big Trouble in Little China”

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HECK HARPER FAN CARD FROM 1955

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