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FILM RELEASED 25 YEARS AGO TODAY

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Michael Keaton

Batman, a 1989 film directed by Tim Burton and produced by Jon
Peters, is the first installment of the Warner Bros.initial Batman
film series
 and was a critical and financial success, earning over
$400 million in box office totals.

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LINDSAY WAGNER IS 65 TODAY

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Lindsay Jean Wagner

Lindsay Wagner, best known for her portrayal of Jaime Sommers in the
television series The Bionic Woman (1976-1978 on ABC/NBC), was born
in Los Angeles and later moved with her mother and stepfather to Portland,
Oregon, where she attended David Douglas High School. Wagner furthered
her education at the University of Oregon. Before fame, she modeled prior
to starting her acting career.

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FIRST SHOW ON THIS DAY IN 1939

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From left, actors Santos Ortega, Hugh Marlowe, and Marian Shockley

With Hugh Marlowe in the title role, The Adventures of Ellery Queen debuted
on CBS radio June 18, 1939, running until September 22, 1940. In 1942, the
series moved to NBC, airing until 1944. From 1945 to 1947, it was heard once 
again on CBS, returning to NBC in 1947 and then to ABC for the remainder of 
1947 with the final program ending in 1948.

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BRUCE DERN IS 78 TODAY

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Bruce MacLeish Dern 

Dern has appeared in more than 80 feature films, and received Academy
Award
nominations for Best Supporting Actor for the 1978 film Coming
Home
and Best Actor for the 2013 film Nebraska.

Before fame, Bruce Dern was heavily involved in track as a long distance
runner while in high school.

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LAWMAN BORN ON THIS DAY IN1837

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“Wild Bill” Hickok (James Butler Hickok)
         (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876)

Hickok was a folk character of the Old West. Some of his reported exploits
were fictionalized, but his skills as a gunfighter and gambler, along with his
reputation as a lawman, provided the basis for his enduring fame as man
who brought law and order Kansas towns. He was killed while playing poker,
and his last hand has become known as the “Dead Man’s Hand”. In 1979,
Hickok was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.

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