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Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is 67 years old today.
According to reports, Springsteen felt deep alienation while attending
high school and did not appear at his graduation. He failed his physical
examinations after being drafted to fight in Vietnam and never served.
Bruce Springsteen performed with the power trio Earth in the late 1960s
and, in 1971, he performed with Steve Van Zandt and Steel Mill.
Circus Boy is an action/adventure/drama series that aired in prime time on
NBC, and then on ABC, from 1956 to 1958. It was then rerun by NBC on
Saturday mornings, from 1958 to 1960. Micky Dolenz began his television
career in the series as the main character, young Corky who was adopted
by Joey the Clown (Noah Beery, Jr.), and the whole Burke and Walsh Circus
family. Dolenz was billed at the time as Mickey Braddock. He was later hired
for the role as the "drummer" in NBC’s sitcom The Monkees.
George Michael "Micky" Dolenz, Jr. turned 71 in March.
Cover painting by Gerald Scarfe.
Artist Gerald Anthony Scarfe turned 80 in June.
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