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SERIES CO-CREATOR IS DEAD AT 85

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   William Watts "Buck" Biggers
(June 2, 1927 – February 10, 2013)

Biggers teamed with Chet Stover, Treadwell D. Covington and artist Joe
Harris in the creation of the television cartoon Underdog which debuted
on October 3, 1964 on the NBC network. It continued in syndication until
1973, for a total of 124 episodes. The primary sponsor was General
Mills .Biggers reportedly died unexpectedly February 10 at his home
in Plymouth, Mass.

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LOCAL CARTOONIST IS 59 TODAY

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Matt Groening now

Matthew Abram "Matt" Groening was born in Portland, Oregon and
is a cartoonist, screenwriter, producer, and animator. He is also
the creator of two successful television series, The Simpsons
(1989-present) and Futurama (1999-2003, 2008-Present).

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THE NEWS THAT MADE HISTORY

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CLASSIC FILM RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1953

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Peter Pan produced by Walt Disney is the 14th film in the Walt Disney
Animated
Classics series
and was originally released by RKO Pictures,
the final Disney animated feature released through RKO before Walt
Disney’s founding of his own distribution company,
Buena Vista
Distribution
.

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New to Blu-Ray and DVD today

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LARRY STORCH IS 90 TODAY!

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Actor Lawrence Samuel "Larry" Storch is best known for his comic
television role as Corporal Randolph Agarn on ABC’s F Troop from
1965 to 1967. Storch is also known for his voice-over work for TV
cartoon shows, including Mr. Whoopee on Tennessee Tuxedo and
His Tales on CBS, 1963 to 1966.

FTroop dvd
(2006)

F Troop DVD with stars (clockwise from top) Forrest Tucker,
Larry Storch, Melody Patterson and Ken Berry.


1966

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