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Original ABC-TV release: October 3, 1955 – 1959.

Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans in Spring Gully, South Carolina)

Recording artist Chubby Checker dominated the 1960s music scene with the
dance song "The Twist." and also made the "Limbo Rock" song and dance
style popular. In September 2008 "The Twist" topped Billboard’s list of the
most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1958.

Dick Clark and Chubby Checker on American Bandstand.

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Sting (Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) is 65 years old today.

As a youngster, Sting delivered milk early in the morning with his father. He
was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters
Hall of Fame.

Original run on CBS-TV: October 2, 1959 – June 19, 1964.

In 2013, the Writers Guild of America ranked The Twilight Zone as the third
best-written TV series ever and TV Guide ranked it as the fifth greatest show
of all time.

Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975)

The independent horror film Night of the Living Dead was directed by George
A. Romero and starred  Duane Jones and Judith O’Dea. It was completed on
a $114,000 budget and became a financial success, grossing $12 million
domestically and $18 million internationally. The film has been a cult classic 
ever since. Night of the Living Dead has been selected by the Library of
Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry, as a film deemed
"culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

George Andrew Romero turned 76 in February.