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VALERIE HARPER IS 72 TODAY

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Valerie Harper, a performer at 10 years old

Valerie Harper - 9 March 2009 - New York, NY - Opening Night of 33 VARIATIONS Theatre Arrivals held at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, NYC. Photo Credit: Jonathon Ziegler / PatrickMcMullan.com/Sipa Press/0903101443 (Newscom TagID: sipaphotostwo317224)     [Photo via Newscom]

Actress Valerie Harper is known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on the
CBS-TV show The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977), and for her starring
roles on the spin-off sitcoms Rhoda, (CBS 1974-1978) and Valerie, (NBC
1986-1990/CBS 1990-1091). Harper won four Emmy Awards and a Golden
Globe Award for her character in these shows.

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THAT STEVE ALLEN LAUGH!

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MAE WEST (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980)

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MaeWest

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Mae West was a actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol who
who known for her bawdy type language. She made a name for herself
in Vaudeville and on the stage in New York before moving to Hollywood
to become a comedienne in the motion picture industry. West was one
of the more controversial movie stars of her day, encountering many
problems including censorship. When her film career ended, she
continued to perform on stage in Las Vegas and on radio and
television.

 

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ROBERT DE NIRO HAS TURNED 68 TODAY

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Robert De Niro, Jr. is a actor, director and producer. His first major film role
was in 1973’s Bang the Drum Slowly. In 1974 DeNiro played the young Vito
Corleone in the The Godfather Part ll, a role that won him the Academy
Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1980 he earned an Academy Award
for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake La Motta in the Martin Scorsese film
Raging Bull. He was also nominated for an Oscar for Taxi Driver (1976),
Cape Fear
(1991), and The Deer Hunter (1978). Robert’s role in Scorsese’s
Goodfellas (1990) earned him a BAFTA nomination. He also has earned four
nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor-Motion Picture Musical
or Comedy, one of them being for his role in Analyze This (1999). De Niro has
directed A Bronx Tale (1993) and The Good Shepherd (2006).

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De Niro in Raging Bull

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FATAL PLANE CRASH ON THIS DAY IN 1935

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Humorist Will Rogers, left, and famed aviator Wiley Post, at the Renton
airport before their fatal
Alaska trip.    

 

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The crash site

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