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ICONIC SINGER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1915


Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998)

Sinatra  was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th
century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more
than 150 million records worldwide. Sinatra went by the nicknames Ol’ Blue Eyes
and The Chairman of the Board. He was known as the leader of The Rat Pack.

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KIM BASINGER IS 62 TODAY


Kimila Ann "Kim" Basinger

Actress Kim Basinger played a major role in Batman in 1989 and won the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Lynn  
Bracken in the 1997 film L.A. Confidential. She studied ballet for over ten
years and worked as a cover girl for five years before debuting in Charlie’s
Angels
on ABC-TV.


2004

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ACTRESS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1900


Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900 – April 30, 1974)

Moorehead played the mother, Endora, on the ABC- TV series Bewitched
(1964-1972). She won Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress for
her roles in the 1945 movie Mrs. Tarkington and the 1965 film Hush…Hush,
Sweet Charlotte.
She received four Academy Award nominations for Best
Supporting Actress from 1943 to 1965, but never became a winner. The 
actress graduated with a degree in Biology from Muskingum College in
Ohio.

 
Agnes Moorehead in a Twilight Zone episode, The Invaders (1961).


Moorehead performing in "Sorry, Wrong
Number" on a CBS-radio progam.

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Richard Augustus Wagstaff
"Dick" Clark Jr.
(November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012)

Clark, who began his career in the mailroom of WRUN radio in Rome, New York
in 1945, won a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994 for hosting
American Bandstand. He was known as America’s Oldest Teenager.

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SINGER RANDY NEWMAN IS 72 TODAY


Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman was born in Los Angeles, California.

Singer/songwriter, composer, and arranger Randy Newman composed the 
music for Toy Story in 1995. He has won two Academy Awards, and has
been nominated for twenty. In 2007, he was inducted as a Disney Legend.

His early songs were recorded by Gene Pitney, Jerry Butler, Petula Clark,
Dusty Springfield, Jackie DeShannon, the O’Jays and The Fleetwoods,
among others. Newman has credited The Fleetwoods with giving him his
first national break when the trio recorded his song, "They Tell Me It’s
Summer", as the B-side of one of their eleven hit singles.

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