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HAPPY DAYS DEBUTED ON JANUARY 14, 1974

                      The ABC-TV sitcom aired until May 8, 1984.

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SANFORD AND SON PREMIERED ON THIS DATE IN 1972

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SANFORD AND SON  starred Redd Foxx as junk dealer Fred G. Sanford
and Demond Wilson played his son, Lamont Sanford. The sitcom aired
until March 25, 1977 on NBC-TV. In 2007, Time magazine included the
show on their list of the “100 Best TV Shows of All Time”.

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Left to right, Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson on the set of SANFORD AND SON

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BIG GUY RICHARD MOLL IS 68 TODAY

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   NBC-TV’s Night Court aired from January 4, 1984 until May 31,1992.

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THE CONFETTI MAN IS 77 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Actor/Comedian Rip Taylor was named Las  Vegas “Entertainer of
the Year” for three consecutive years in the 1970’s. Taylor was
awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live
Theatre.

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Pictured left to right are Jackie Gleason, Rip Taylor, and Mike Douglas  

                                         “HOLY MACKEREL!” 

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ROBERT STACK ~ JANUARY 13, 1919–MAY 14, 2003

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Robert Stack as Eliot Ness in The Untouchables on 
ABC-TV from 1959 – 1963.
  

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Robert Stack,right, with Lloyd Bridges in the 1980 comedy
film Airplane.
 

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