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SINGER FLORENCE LARUE IS 70 TODAY

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Award-winning singer Florence Larue has served as the first lead singer
of the group The 5th Dimension. They won a Grammy for their 1976 hit
song. Love Hangover. Larue starred in the 1978 Broadway musical Ain’t
Misbehavin’.

Larue earned an Associate’s Degree in Music from Los Angeles City College
and later received a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from California
State
University
.
 

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BROADWAY VETERAN IS 93 TODAY

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Carol Elaine Channing

Channing is a singer, actress, and comedian who has received
three Tony Awards (including one for lifetime achievement), a
Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. She is best remembered
for originating on Broadway the musical-comedy roles of widowed
matchmaker Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly! (1964) and Lorelei Lee in
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949). Carol Channing was born in 
Seattle, Washington where her father ,George Channing, was
formerly the city editor of the Seattle Star newspaper.

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LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY

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ACTRESS PIPER LAURIE IS 82 TODAY

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Piper Laurie (Rosetta Jacobs)

Laurie is best known for her roles in the television series Twin Peaks 
(1990-1991) and the films The Hustler (1961), Carrie (1976), and
Children of a Lesser God (1986), all of which brought her Academy
Award
nominations. In 1991, she won a Golden Globe Award for her
portrayal of Catherine Martell in Twin Peaks.

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