Archive for July 10th, 2015

ACTOR OMAR SHARIF HAS DIED AT 83

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Omar Sharif (Michel Demitri Chalhoub) (April 10, 1932 – July 10, 2015)

CAIRO (AP) – Omar Sharif, the Egyptian-born actor who soared to international
stardom in movie epics, "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) and "Doctor Zhivago,"
(1965) died Friday.

Sharif died of a heart attack in a Cairo hospital, his longtime agent, London-
based Steve Kenis, and the head of Egypt’s Theatrical Arts Guild, Ashraf Zaki,
told The Associated Press. The actor had been suffering from Alzheimer’s.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST NEWS EVENTS

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Melvin Jerome
"Mel" Blanc (Blank) (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989)

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RECORD RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1967

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The single “Ode to Billie Joe” was a number-one hit and became a big
international seller. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 3 song for 1967.

The song is ranked #412 on Rolling Stone‘s list of "the 500 Greatest Songs
of All Time
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nominations, resulting in three wins for Gentry and one win for arranger
Jimmie Haskell.

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Bobbie Gentry (Roberta Lee Streeter) will turn 71 July 27.

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