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FILM RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1942

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The animated film “Bambi” was produced by Walt Disney, the fifth in the
Disney Animated Classics series. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures
and opened initially at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY.  

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FORMER CHILD ACTOR IS 64 TODAY

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Jon Provost with Lassie

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Jon Provost (Jonathan Bion Provost)

Provost is best known for his role as young Timmy Martin in the CBS
series, Lassie (1957-1964). His acting career began at age two when
cast as Jane Wyman and Sterling Hayden’s son in the 1953 film So Big.


At 14 years of age Provost decided to end his career in show business,
but made a decision to return to do some television work in 1990. His
Career has taken variety of directions since. 

According to his website, the check shirt and jeans he wore for seven
years on Lassie hang in The Smithsonian next to Archie Bunker’s chair.

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REX HARRISON, BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1908

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Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison (March 5, 1908 – June 2, 1990)

Harrison began his career on the stage in 1924. He won his first Tony
Award
for his performance as Henry VIII in Anne of the Thousand Days
in 1949. His second Tony was for the role of Professor Henry Higgins
in the stage production of My Fair Lady in 1957. He reprised the role
for the 1964 film version, which earned him a Golden Globe Award
and Best Actor Oscar.

Harrison also appeared in many other films, including Anna and the King 
of Siam
(1946), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Cleopatra (1963), and
Doctor Dolittle (1967). He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth ll in July 1989.

 

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LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY

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                             Ross-ap-3  
                            Ross Simpson

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‘’OVERSHADOWED’’ BY THE SUPER BOWL!

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The first documented American reference to Groundhog Day can be
found in a diary entry, dated February 4, 1841, of storekeeper James
Morris of Morgantown, Pennsylvania.

The form of weather prognostication has its origins in ancient weather
lore of Europe.

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