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TV HOST WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1925

What We Learned About Johnny Carson From His New Bio

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Johnny (John William) Carson

Carson was a TV host, comedian, and writer best known as the
host of
NBC‘s The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–
1992).

Carson received six Primetime Emmy Awards, the Television
Academy
‘s 1980 Governor’s Award and a 1985 Peabody Award.

He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in
1987. Carson was awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom
in 1992 and received a
Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.

This Is The Complete Final Tonight Show with Johnny Carson on NBC (Air  Date: May 22, 1992)    - YouTube

Emmy Rewind: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Television Academy

20 YEARS AGO — Jan. 23, 2005: JOHNNY CARSON, the King of Late Night TV,  passed away at the age of 79. Which character is he shown playing?…

Johnny Carson 2005 Farewell To A Tv Legend

Johnny Carson Quote

Lot Detail - Johnny Carson Mug Used on His Desk During ''The Tonight Show''  -- Previously Owned by Carson's Personal Correspondent Who Worked on the  Show for 10 Years

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A MOUSEKETEER WAS BORN ON THIS DAY

Annette Funicello: Wholesome teen star who made her name on The Mickey  Mouse Club | The Independent | The Independent

How Annette Funicello Became The Face Of Teen Beach Movies    
    
The Mouseketeer with MS   
Annette Joanne Funicello (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013)


Born in Utica, New York, Actress and singer Annette
Funicello began her professional career at age 12,
becoming one of the most popular Mouseketeers on
the original Mickey Mouse Club
.

During her teenage years, Annette had a successful
career as a pop singer.

Her most notable singles are "O Dio Mio", "First Name
Initial", "
Tall Paul", and "Pineapple Princess".

During the mid-1960s, she established herself as a film
actress, popularizing the successful "Beach Party"
genre alongside co-star Frankie Avalon.

In 1992, Annette Funicello announced that she had been
diagnosed with
multiple sclerosis. She succumbed to
the disease on April 8, 2013.

Tall Paul - song and lyrics by Annette Funicello | Spotify



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PAST EVENTS THAT MADE HISTORY

MikeGracia1                       Dateline-Saigon | Reporter's Notebook and Toolkit               
MIKE GRACIA

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‘’THE MICK’’ WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1931

Mickey Mantle – Society for American Baseball Research

Mickey Mantle card sells for $12.6 million, breaking record - Los Angeles  Times

Mickey Mantle in his final press conference before liver cancer took him  away : r/lastimages

Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995)


Baseball legend Mickey Mantle hit 536 home runs and led the New
York Yankees to seven World Series wins in the 1950s and ’60s.

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‘’THE FATHER OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL” WAS BORN

The 'Charles Berryn' Tapes: Young Chuck Berry Goes Not-So Incognito

Chuck Berry: Rock & Rollercoaster | Headliner Magazine

Charles Edward Anderson Berry was an singer, guitarist and
songwriter who pioneered
rock and roll with distinctive songs
such as "
Maybellene" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956),
"
Rock and Roll Music" (1957), and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958).

Writing lyrics that focused on teen life and consumerism, and
developing a music style that included guitar
solos along with
showmanship, Berry was a major influence on subsequent
rock music.   

Chuck Berry New Year's Eve Concert

Family members of the late Chuck Berry file past his casket during a memorial service at the Pageant Theater in St. Louis on April 9, 2017. Berry died on March 18, 2017 at the age of 90. Photo by BIll Greenblatt/UPI 
Charles Edward Anderson Berry
(October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017)

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