Archive for September, 2014

BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1921

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Deborah Kerr (born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer in Scotland)
(September 30, 1921 – October 16, 2007)

Kerr danced with Yul Brynner in the classic 1956 film, The King and I
and was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress,
but never won. She originally trained as a ballet dancer.

From Here To Eternity Poster

 

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SERIES FIRST HEARD ON THIS DAY IN 1930

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Death Valley Days originated as an anthology series on the NBC Blue Radio
network. It featured true stories of the old West, particularly the Death Valley
area in California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program was aired 
on radio until 1945. It continued from 1952 to 1975 as a syndicated TV series. 



Tonight’s Broadcast "The Burro Who Had No Name"

Original Air Date: June 17, 1938
Episode Number: 398


 

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Jack Macbryde was the Old Ranger, the host
of the radio program

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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                                                                                 Tim Maguire

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James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955)


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COMEDY SHOW DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1951

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Original television run on NBC/CBS: September 30, 1951  – August 1, 1971

During its run, the show received three Emmy Awards, for Red Skelton as best
comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and
an award for comedy writing in 1961. In 1959 Skelton also received a Golden
Globe
for Best TV Show.

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Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton
(July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997)

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SINGER IS 79 TODAY

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Music-Q and A-Johnny Mathis
John Royce "Johnny" Mathis was born in Gilmer, Texas

Johnny Mathis has sold well over 350 million records worldwide
as confirmed by Guinness music chart historian Paul Gambacini,
this makes Mathis the 3rd most successful recording artist of the
20th century and of the last 60 years.

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"Chances Are" was one of a large number of compositions by the
Stillman-Allen team that were chart hits in the 1950s. It was listed
on Billboard‘s "Most Played by Jockeys" survey for Johnny Mathis,
charting in 1957, and was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in
1998. The song reached No. 4 on Billboard‘s Best Sellers in Stores
survey, along with its flip "The Twelfth of Never", which Mathis initially
disliked. 

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