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ACCLAIMED ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1925

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Tony Curtis
(Bernard Schwartz) (June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010)

The acting career of Tony Curtis spanned six decades, but his greatest popularity
was during the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in more than 100 films in roles
covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama. In later
years, Curtis made numerous television appearances.

Curtis was the father of actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis by his first
wife, actress Janet Leigh.

 

 


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FRANK OZ IS 69 YEARS OLD TODAY

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A young Frank Oz (left), Muppet Fozzie Bear, and Jim Henson

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Puppeteer and film director Frank Oz was born Frank Richard Oznowicz
in Hereford, England. He launched his career as a teenager with Jim
Henson
and the Muppets, and went on to become the performer behind
such characters as Miss Piggy, Grover, and Fozzie Bear. He also played
Yoda in the Star Wars franchise beginning in 1977. Oz has directed
several successful films, including the 1986 musical comedy Little Shop
of Horrors.

Frank Oz retired full-time from the Muppets in 2002.They are now handled
by Eric Jacobson and David Rudman. Oz still occasionally performs his
Sesame Street characters. 

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Frank Oz lending popular Muppet Miss Piggy a HELPING HAND!

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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GARY COOPER WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1901

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   Gary Cooper (Frank James Cooper) (May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961)

Cooper’s career spanned from 1925 until shortly before his death, and
comprised more than one hundred films, one of which was in 1952 when
he played Marshall Will Kane in High Noon. Before fame, Cooper was a
newspaper editorial cartoonist in Helena, Montana.

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TV HOST BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1918

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   Jack Harold Paar
(May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) 

Jack Parr

 

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                   Jack Paar was host of The Tonight Show 1957 to 1962

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