June Allyson
(born Eleanor Geisman in The Bronx, New York)
(October 7, 1917 – July 8, 2006)

June Allyson was a stage, film, and television actress, dancer,
and singer. She began her career as a dancer on Broadway
in 1938 and signed with MGM in 1943. She rose to fame the
following year in Two Girls and a Sailor.

MIKE GRACIA

John J. Mellencamp is 65 years old today.

Singer-songwriter John Mellencamp made the #1
song "Jack & Diane," among many others. He has
been nominated for more than ten Grammy Awards,
winning one. Billy Joel helped induct him into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

The recording session for "The Letter” was held at American Sound
Studio In Memphis. It began at 10 o’clock on a Saturday morning and
took over thirty takes wrapping at either three or five o’clock that
afternoon.

               
          The Box Tops today.

ROSS SIMPSON

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis
(April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989)

Her early interest was dance, but then she discovered the
stage, and gave up dancing. To her, it presented much
more of a challenge. When died, many of her fans refused
to believe she was gone.

Bette Davis as Queen Elizabeth I in
"The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex” (1939).

Dave Elman, a noted radio host, comedian, and songwriter approached
NBC with an idea for a new radio show: "Ordinary people would become
advocates about their unusual hobbies", which were to be judged by an
invited celebrity. NBC approved, and, on October 6, 1937, Elman debuted
Hobby Lobby. The show became popular, and thousands of letters came
in each week from people who wanted to talk about their hobbies. Many
celebrities also sought to be on Elman’s show.

Dave Elman (David Kopelman) 
(May 6, 1900 – 5 December 1967)