Archive for January 5th, 2015

SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1961

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Mister Ed the talking horse and co-star Alan Young as Wilbur Post

“Mr. Ed” first aired in syndication from January 5 to July 2, 1961, and then
on CBS from October 1, 1961, to February 6, 1966. It is one of the few
series to debut in syndication and be picked up by a major network for
prime time.

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Allan "Rocky" Lane, the voice of Mr. Ed. 

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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Sonny-Bono

Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono (February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998)

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VETERAN ACTOR IS 84 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Robert Duvall’s screen debut as Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Duvall has been nominated for six Academy Awards (winning for his performance
in Tender Mercies
, 1983), six Golden Globes (winning four), and also has multiple nominations and one win each of the BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, and
Emmy Award.

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Robert Selden Duvall is 84 today

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Made for TV Mini-Series, 1989

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