Archive for August, 2024

FANTASY FILM PREMIERED ON THIS DAY

File:WIZARD OF OZ ORIGINAL POSTER 1939.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

On August 10, 1939, The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland
and featuring words and music by E.Y. “Yip” Harburg and
Harold Arlen, received its
world premiere in Green Bay,
Wisconsin. It would open widely in U.S. theaters some two
weeks later.

The Wizard of Oz was a critical success and was nominated
for five
Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning
Best Original Song for "Over the Rainbow" and Best Original
Score
.

.

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The Wizard of Oz (1939) – Evan E. Richards

Movie Review – Wizard Of Oz, The (1939) – Fernby Films

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Judy Garland How Old When She Did Wizard Of Oz

Judy Garland | Judy Garland Wiki | Fandom
Judy Garland (Frances Ethel Gumm)
(June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969)


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FORMER PORTLAND RESIDENT IS 80 TODAY

Sam Elliott: Facts About The Man, The Voice, The Mustache - The Vintage News

Sam Elliott — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Sam Elliott spent his teenaged years living in northeast Portland,
and graduated from
David Douglas High School in 1962.  

After graduating from high school, Elliott attended college
at the
University of Oregon as an English and psychology
major for two terms before dropping out. He returned to
Portland and attended Clark College in nearby Vancouver,
Washington
.
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The Big Lebowski (1998) - AZ Movies
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Sam Elliott point a pistol offscreen in Tombstone
Tombstone (1993)

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CULT MURDERS WERE ON THIS DAY IN 1969

How the Manson murders shocked the nation when Sharon Tate & 6 others were killed in 1969 ...

Early in the morning of August 9, 1969, members of Charles
Manson’s
cult killed five people in movie director Roman
Polanski’s Beverly Hills, California, home, including his
pregnant wife, actress
Sharon Tate.

Less than two days later, the group killed again, murdering
supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife Rosemary
in their home. The savage crimes shocked the nation and
turned Charles Manson into a criminal icon.

Charles Manson and the Manson Family - Crime Museum
The Manson cult family.

A look at key players, victims in the Manson killings

Watch Charles Manson: The Final Words live or on-demand | Freeview Australia
Charles Milles Manson
(Maddox; November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017)

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Raymond Roman Thierry Polański will be 91 on 8-18

Charles Manson, LIFE magazine, 1969 | TIME

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HALL OF FAME GOLFER HAS DIED AT 88

Chi Chi's Secrets: 2 - Rodriquez, Juan: 9780670215744 - AbeBooks

Juan "Chi Chi" Rodríguez teme por su vida - Primera Hora

(AP) – Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer whose
antics on the greens during and inspiring life story made him
among the sport’s most popular players during a long, pro
career, died Thursday.

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interesting facts about chi chi rodriguez

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AN OLYMPIC FIRST FOR HIS COUNTRY

(Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

PARIS (WKRC) – A gold medalist will return home with a little
more than just a fancy necklace after he made history by
becoming his country’s first man to win a gold medal.

Carlos Yulo, 24, became the first male gold medalist from his
home country of the Philippines when he dominated the
competition in the Men’s Floor Exercise. He cemented his
athletic exceptionality by earning a second gold medal the
next day in the Men’s Vault Final.

Gymnast wins condo and food for life after becoming his country's first male gold medalist photo 1

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