Archive for December 19th, 2014

BARBARA STANWYCK FOR RC COLA IN 1948

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The beverage R C Cola was developed in 1905 by Claud A. Hatcher, a
pharmacist in Columbus, Georgia.

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B.F.’s Daughter is a 1948 drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It is
adapted from
John P. Marquand‘s 1946 novel of the same name. In the
United Kingdom the film’s title was changed to Polly Fulton, since "B.F."
is a euphemism in England for "bloody fool."

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SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1960

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"Calendar Girl" was written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Greenfield
got the inspiration for the song title from an old movie listing in TV Guide. The
song required 26 takes over a three-hour period to record. It reached #4 on
the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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Neil Sedaka turned 75 on March 13.

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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Rita Foley

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Apollo 17 crew about to splashdown in the Pacific

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FORMER CHILD ACTOR IS 54 TODAY

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Michael Paul "Mike" Lookinland was born in Mount Pleasant, 
Utah.

Mile Lookinland is best known for playing the role of Bobby Brady
on the ABC television series, The Brady Bunch from 1969-1974.

Before fame he was a commercial actor who had done around 30
commercials before being cast in The Brady Bunch.


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