Archive for July, 2014

ACTRESS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1911

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Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911- April 25, 1995) was born Virginia
Katherine McMathn in Independence, Missouri.


Actress, dancer and singer Ginger Rogers appeared in films, and on 
stage, radio, and television throughout much of the 20th century. She
originally wanted to become a school teacher.

During her long career, she made 73 films, working with Fred Astaire 
as a romantic lead actress and dancing partner in a series of ten
Hollywood musical films. She ranks #14 on the AFI’s 100 Years…100
Stars
list of actress screen legends.



 

 


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Original Newspaper ad from 1936

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MADE FOR TV MOVIE LAUNCHED A CAREER

movie of the week

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Duel
was Steven Spielberg’s second feature-length directing effort, after his
1971 The Name of the Game NBC-TV series episode "L.A. 2017". It was two
years after a well-received turn directing a segment of the pilot-movie for the
anthology television series Night Gallery and several other TV episodes. Duel
was initially shown on television as an ABC Movie of the Week on Saturday,
November 13, 1971. It was later released to cinemas in Europe and Australia,
with a limited cinema release to some venues in the United States. The film’s
success enabled Spielberg to establish himself as a film director. It is one of 
only two Spielberg-directed theatrical films for which John Williams did not 
create the score, the other being The Color Purple (1985).

 

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LOOKING BACK AT PORTLAND RADIO

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Pictured is DJ Mike Korgan (aka Ken Chase) during the pre-KISN days in
the late 1950s.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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Mike Gracia

               ap mic board

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THE FIRST LADY OF ROCK IS 68 TODAY

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Linda-Ronstadtnow

Linda Maria Ronstadt sang with the Stone Poneys and earned eleven
Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy
Award
, an ALMA Award, and numerous U.S.and internationally certified
gold, platinum and multiplatinum
albums. She was also nominated for
Tony Award and a Golden Globe award.

In a 2011 interview. Linda Ronstadt said, "I am 100 percent retired and
I’m not doing anything any more". It was announced publicly in August
2013 that Linda had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2012,
which left her unable to sing. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame
in April of this year.

 

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