Archive for November 16th, 2025

GUEST SUITE FIRST TIME ON THE MARKET

A split of the inside of a house and a portrait of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward from the 1958 movie "The Long Hot Summer."
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward’s New York apartment
hits market for first time in 40 years for $1.69M.

(FOX) – The two-bedroom guest suite one floor below the legendary
couple’s penthouse features Central Park views, 24-hour doorman,
a fitness center, a bike room and other amenities.

A sitting room with pink walls and a window looking out.

The kitchen features green tiled backsplash and a dining area.

A bedroom with pink walls and a white bed.

An office with a black desk and a green lounge chair in the corner.

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T.V. DEBUT OF KIDS SHOW ON THIS DAY IN 1953

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Beginning as a radio show in the early 1950s, Mr. Moon
became one of the most popular kid shows in Portland,
Oregon.

     
Mr. Moon debuted on November 16, 1953 one month
after
KOIN TV went on the air, and just over a year
after
television came to Portland. The show aired
until 1958.

ED LEAHY
Wearing the Mr. Moon mask was radio disc
jockey Ed Leahy (1924 – 1989).

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Mr. Moon with his puppet cast including Mrs. Cow, Kitty,
Sam and Harry the Heron.

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MUSICAL PRODUCTION PREMIERED IN 1959

Original Broadway Cast - The Sound of Music

Starring Mary Martin as Maria and Theodore Bikel as Captain
von Trapp, the original Broadway production of The Sound
of Music
premiered at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November
16, 1959, where it won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical
and Best Leading Actress. It later moved to the Mark Hellinger,
where it would end its lauded run on June 15, 1963 after 1,443 performances.

Look Back at the Original Broadway Production of The Sound of Music | A thousand years

The Sound of Music - Media - Rodgers & Hammerstein

Stills from the 1959 SOM Original Broadway Production - Rodgers & Hammerstein

"The Sound of Music" Original Broadway Cast 1959. | Sound of music, Theodore bikel, Lauri peters

The Sound of Music Broadway Musical from 1959

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