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HOME USED IN MOVIE SELLS FOR MILLIONS

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) –  A San Francisco home that served as the setting for
the popular 1993 movie "Mrs. Doubtfire," starring Robin Williams, has sold for
$4.15 million.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the four-bedroom Victorian in the
Pacific Heights neighborhood sold this week after being listed in September
for $4.45 million. It did not identify the buyer.

The previous owner of the home was a plastic surgeon who bought it in 1997
for about $1.4 million.

Last year, a disgruntled former patient set two small fires that didn’t cause
much damage to the home.

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The iconic "Mrs. Doubtfire" house served as a temporary shrine to Williams after his suicide in 2014.

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RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1959 ~

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Hank Ballard (John Henry Kendricks)
(November 18, 1927 – March 2, 2003)

The pop song "The Twist" was written and originally recorded/released in
early 1959 by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters as a B-side to "Teardrops
on Your Letter”. Ballard’s version was a moderate 1960 hit, peaking at
number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100.
 

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WAR HERO BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1885

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General George Smith Patton Jr.
(November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945)

George Patton was a 4-star U.S. Army general and iconic commander who
led a succession of victorious attacks in Italy, France and Germany during
World War II. He attended the Virginia Military Institute and the U.S. Military
Academy at West Point.

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ACTOR ROBERT VAUGHN HAS DIED AT 83

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Robert Francis Vaughn (November 22, 1932 – November 11, 2016)

(FOXNEWS) – Actor Robert Vaughn, best known for playing Napoleon Solo on
the NBC spy drama "The Man From Uncle," has died after battling leukemia.

"The Man from Uncle" aired from 1964-68 and made Vaughn one of TV’s
biggest stars.Before becoming a small-screen star,

Vaughn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
for the film  "The Young Philadelphians" in 1959, and played a gunman
in the classic 1960 film "The Magnificent Seven”.

The actor is survived by wife Linda, son Cassidy and daughter Caitlin.

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FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

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Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary
of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Veterans
Day pays tribute to all American veterans–living or dead–but especially gives
thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably during war or
peacetime.

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