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VETERAN STAGE ACTRESS IS 95 TODAY
Carol Elaine Channing was born in Seattle, Washington.
Broadway veteran Carol Channing is best known for her roles in Hello,
Dolly! and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She received an Oscar nomination,
a Golden Globe Award, and three Tony Awards. After attending high
school in San Francisco, she worked as a model in Los Angeles.
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RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1968
The song "Honey," also known as "Honey (I Miss You)," was written by
Bobby Russell. He first produced it with former Kingston Trio member
Bob Shane. Then he gave it to singer Bobby Goldsboro, who recorded
it for his 1968 album of the same name. It spent five weeks at No. 1 the
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, from April 7 to May 11 (the 200th song
to do so), and three weeks atop Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart. It
was Goldsboro’s only No. 1 hit on the Pop Singles and Country Singles
charts and it was his first song to top the Adult Contemporary chart. The
single was ranked the No. 3 song for 1968 by Billboard.
Bobby Goldsboro turned 75 on January 18.
SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1956
Indictment was a popular radio drama aired on the CBS network and it
started on January 29, 1956, airing up to 1959. This show was based
on the case files of former New York City Assistant District Attorney
Eleazer Lipsky. The subject of the show was the step-by-step account
of the handling of criminal cases leading to an indictment brought by
Assistant District Attorney Edward McCormick, played by Nat Polen.
Nat Polen, known for his role as
Dr. James Craig on ABC-TV’s
soap opera ”One Life to Live.”
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