Archive for June 19th, 2014

SONGWRITER HAS DIED AT 75

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     Gerald "Gerry" Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014)

NEW YORK  (AP) –  Gerry Goffin, a prolific and multi-dimensional lyricist
who with his then-wife and songwriting partner Carole King wrote such hits
as "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural
Woman," "Up on the Roof" and "The Loco-Motion," died early Thursday
at his home in Los Angeles.

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Carole King with Gerry Goffin

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TODAY IN HISTORY ~

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MOE HOWARD WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1897

 

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The Three Stooges from left: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard
whose older brother Shemp Howard was the original third Stooge.

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                      Moe Howard (Moses Harry Horwitz)

(June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975)

As the head stooge of the Three Stooges, Howard’s film and TV
career spanned four decades. The comedy trio was nominated
for an Academy Award for the 1934 film Men in Black.The parody
short is significant in that it was the only time that the trio would be
nominated for an Oscar.

Before fame, Howard constantly skipped school as a child to attend
local theater shows, and failed to break into Hollywood for several
years before forming the Three Stooges.

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GAME SHOW DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1952

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I’ve Got a Secret is a panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and
Bill Todman for CBS television. Created by comedy writers Allan Sherman
and Howard Merrill, it was a derivative of Goodson-Todman’s own panel
show What’s My Line?.

The original version of I’ve Got a Secret, hosted by radio and television
personality Garry Moore, premiered on June 19, 1952 and ran until April
3, 1967.

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