A young Dick Van Dyke with his father Loren,
taken circa 1927.

The sitcom created by Carl Reiner initially aired on CBS
from October 3, 1961, to June 1, 1966.

Richard Wayne Van Dyke, born in West Plains, Missouri, is an
actor and comedian. His work spans screen and stage, and
his awards include six Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award,
and a Tony Award.

He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993,
and then the Television Hall of Fame in 1995.

He was recognized as a Disney Legend in 1998. He has been
honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement
Award in 2013, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2020.

     
    
    
   
Mary Jane "Mae" West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980)

Actress, singer and writer, Mae West, whose provocative persona
and sex-tinged one-liners were showcased in Broadway and film
roles. Her career spanned more than seven decades.

In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her 15th among the
greatest female screen legends of classic American cinema.

Sheet music (1918)

A 1933 pre-Code American crime/comedy film.

1933

Robin Williams, the prolific Oscar-winning actor and
comedian, died by self-inflicted injury on August 11,
2014. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s
disease and other associated factors. Williams
was 63.               
 
       

Mork & Mindy aired on ABC from September 14, 1978, to
May 27, 1982.

1993

Robin McLaurin Williams was born in Chicago.

            1993

A Comedic actor whose versatile range included "Aladdin’s"
Genie, an alien named Mork and Scottish nanny named "Mrs.
Doubtfire."        

Williams received numerous accolades including an Academy
Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards,
five Grammy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He
was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2005.

1987

June 15, 1969 – December 27, 1997 on CBS

Gailard Sartain, the Tulsa, Oklahoma-born character actor
with nearly 75 TV and movie roles to his credit, died of
natural causes in his hometown of Tulsa on Thursday,
June 19.

Sartain was also a successful painter and illustrator. His
artistic credits range from record cover designs for such
artists as Leon Russell (Will O’ the Wisp) to illustrations
for nationally published magazines.

1999