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FORMER CHILD ACTRESS DIED AT 88

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Taylor penned a book about the Little Rascals in 1970 

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Jackie Lynn Taylor (June 29, 1925 – May 5, 2014)

Taylor, who starred as one of the "Little Rascals" in five of Hal Roach’s
“Our Gang” comedy shorts in 1934, died Monday of Alzheimer’s disease
in Citrus Heights, Calif., near Sacramento.

The child actress also appeared in two Laurel & Hardy films, “The Devil’s
Brother” (1933) and “Babes in Toyland” (1934), also for Roach.

she was later a host and reporter at KTTV Los Angeles and other stations
around California.

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KID’S SHOW HOST BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1907

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       Pinky Lee (Pincus Leff)
(May 2, 1907 – April 3, 1993)

Lee was burlesque comic and host of a Emmy-nominated afternoon
children’s television program The Pinky Lee Show in the early 1950s
on NBC. It was followed each day by the Howdy Doody Show.

In later years, Lee worked as a teacher and appeared in local area 
musical theater productions.



Pinky’s last show from 1956

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THE REMEMBER WHEN DEPARTMENT

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HAYLEY MILLS IS 67 TODAY

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Hayley Mills
(Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills)

Mills began her acting career at 12 years old, winning the BAFTA Award
for Most Promising Newcomer
for Tiger Bay (1959), the Academy Juvenile
Award
for Pollyanna (1960) and Golden Globe Award for New Star of the
Year – Actress
in 1961.

During her early career, she appeared in several films for Walt Disney,
and is best known for her dual role as twins Susan and Sharon in Disney 
film The Parent Trap (1961).

The English born actress is the daughter of actor Sir John Mills and Mary
Hayley Bell
.

 

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TV SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1951

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The Western television series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok ran for eight
seasons from 1951 through 1958. The Screen Gems production began in
syndication, but ran on CBS from 1955 through 1958, and, at the same time,
on ABC from 1957 through 1958.

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Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
Andy Devine (left) and Guy Madison

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