On December 13, 1925, Dick Van Dyke, the actor who would
become known for his performances in such movie classics
as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, as well as the
popular 1960s TV sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, was born
in West Plains, Missouri.

Van Dyke, who was raised in Danville, Illinois, served in the 
Army Air Force during World War II and in the 1950s took
various acting jobs and hosted a series of TV game shows.

1964

Initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961 to June 1, 1966.

Magnum, P.I. is a crime drama television series starring Tom
Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living
on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from December 11, 1980 to
May 8, 1988 during its first-run broadcast on the American
television network CBS. Magnum, P.I. consistently ranked in
the top 20 U.S. television programs in the Nielsen ratings
during the first five years of its original run in the U.S.,
finishing as high as number three.

Kirk Douglas
( Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020)

Kirk Douglas made his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha
Ivers (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. He was known for serious
dramas, including westerns and war films. During his career,
he appeared in more than 90 films and was known for his
explosive acting style. He was named by the American Film
Institute the17th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood
cinema and was the highest-ranked living person on the list.

Kirk Douglas in the film "Spartacus" (1960)

The War Wagon (1967) a Western heist film with Kirk Douglas
and John Wayne.

In Scarface, Al Pacino played Tony Montana, who arrives in Florida
from Cuba in 1980 and eventually becomes wealthy from his
involvement in the booming cocaine business. Things fall apart
when Tony becomes addicted to the drug and his world collapses
in violence. Directed by Brian De Palma from a screenplay by Oliver Stone, Scarface co-starred Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Robert Loggia. The film was loosely
based on a 1932 gangster film of the same name, directed by
Howard Hawks and reportedly inspired in part by the real-life
mobster Al “Scarface” Capone. Though De Palma’s Scarface
received mixed reviews upon its initial release and was criticized
for its violence, it proved to be a success at the box-office and
went on to achieve pop-culture status.

DIRECTOR BRIAN DE PALMA

Robert Emmett McGrath (June 13, 1932 – December 4, 2022)

Bob McGrath, Sesame Street actor, singer, musician and
children’s author, died Sunday. He was 90 years old.

His family confirmed the news on Facebook writing, “Hello
Facebook friends. The McGrath family has some sad news
to share. Our father Bob McGrath, passed away today. He
died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family.”