Archive for October 1st, 2014

ACTOR COVERED ON THIS DAY IN 1980

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Robert Redford became the first male to appear alone on
the cover of "Ladies’ Home Journal." He was the only male
to achieve this in 97 years.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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Groucho Marx (left) and Johnny Carson



Rare (poor quality) audio clip of
Groucho Marx introducing Johnny
Carson, the new host of the Tonight Show

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TELEVISION DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1952

ThisIsYourLife
Original television run on NBC: October 1, 1952  – 1961


This Is Your Life
was a documentary series originally broadcast on
NBC radio from 1948 to 1952. It made the switch to television in 1952
and ran until 1961. The original host was the shows producer Ralph
Edwards.

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Ralph Edwards

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