Archive for December, 2023

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`Long Before Dick Clark’s ‘New Year’s Rockin Eve,’ Guy Lombardo Was The King Of New Year’s Eve ...
Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo
(June 19, 1902 – November 5, 1977)

New Years Eve Party, 1931-1932 from the Ladies Home Journal magazine New Year Illustration, Art ...

A Look Back at the Most Glamorous New Year's Eve Parties of All Time | New years eve, New years ...

News Flash • Roswell, NM • CivicEngage

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NASCAR DRIVER CALE YARBOROUGH IS DEAD

Picture of Cale Yarborough

NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Cale Yarborough dies age 84 – CupScene.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cale Yarborough, considered one of NASCAR’s all-time greatest drivers and the first to win three
consecutive Cup titles, died Sunday at the McLeod Hospice
House in Florence, South Carolina . He was 84.

NASCAR announced the death of the Hall of Famer and South
Carolina native in a statement. No cause was given.


1984 – The fourth and final Daytona 500 trophy for Cale.

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COMEDY LEGEND HAS DIED AT AGE 97

John Bellanti – Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame
Shecky on The Tonight Show, 1973.

Shecky Greene dies at 97 : News 2023 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
Shecky Greene (Fred Sheldon Greenfield)

Shecky Greene, an entertainment legend whose very name
became synonymous with stand-up comedy, has died.

Greene died at 3:21 a.m. Sunday at his home in Las Vegas
of natural causes.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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17 Pictures of Young Anthony Hopkins

Oscars 2022 After-Party: Will Smith, Jessica Chastain and other stars celebrate in style
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins is 86 years old today.

Hopkins has received numerous accolades, including two 
Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, two Primetime
Emmy Awards
, and a Laurence Olivier Award. He has also
received the
Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2005 and the BAFTA
Fellowship
for lifetime achievement in 2008.

31 Biggest Anthony Hopkins Movies, Ranked - Page 8 of 8 - 24/7 Tempo

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Reqzone.com
1991

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SUPPORTING ACTOR HAS DIED AT AGE 75

 Tom Wilkinson: From The Full Monty to John Adams   
    
    

    
  

LONDON (AP) — Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British
actor known for his roles in
"
The Full Monty," "Michael Clayton"
and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," has died.

A statement shared by his agent on behalf of the family said
Wilkinson died suddenly at home on Saturday. It didn’t provide
further details.

Wilkinson was nominated for a best actor Academy Award for
his work in 2001’s family drama "In The Bedroom" in 2001 and
in the best supporting actor category for his role in "Michael
Clayton," a 2007 film that starred George Clooney.

 
    
   

Valkyrie (2008) - Posters — The Movie Database (TMDB)
2008

Valkyrie / Characters - TV Tropes
Tom Wilkinson as General Friedrich Fromm, the head of Germany’s Reserve Army.

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