Archive for March 7th, 2014
LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY
ACTRESS SHEILA MACRAE HAS DIED AT 92
Sheila Margaret MacRae (Stephens) (Sep. 24, 1920 – Mar. 6, 2014)
MacRae died on March 6 in Englewood, New Jersey from natural causes at
the Lillian Booth Actor’s Home. No funeral was planned. She married actor
and singer Gordon MacRae in 1941; the couple divorced in 1967.They
often appeared on the stage together, in such musicals as the 1964
production of The Bells Are Ringing, and Guys and Dolls,
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LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY
TV WEATHERMAN IS 80 TODAY
Scott is best known for his TV work as the weatherman on The Today Show
on NBC. He went into semi-retirement in 1996 and was succeeded by Al
Roker. He continues to appear twice a week on the long-running morning
show to wish centenarians a happy birthday. He is also the commercial
voice of Smucker’s jellies which sponsors the birthday tributes on the
Today Show. A younger Willard Scott is also remembered as being
the creator and original portrayer of Ronald McDonald.
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