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JOE E. BROWN ~

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                     (July 28, 1891 – July 6, 1973)

Joseph Evans Brown was a popular actor and comedian. In 1902 at the
age of nine, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five
Marvelous Ashtons which toured the country on both the circus and
vaudeville circuits. Later he became a professional baseball player. After
three seasons he returned to the circus, then went into Vaudeville and
finally starred on Broadway. He gradually added comedy into his act and
transformed himself into a comedian. He moved to Broadway in the 1920s
first appearing in the musical comedy Jim Jam Jems.

 

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SALLY STRUTHERS IS 63 TODAY

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Sally Ann Struthers was born in Portland, Oregon where she attended Grant
High School. Sally is best-known for her role as Gloria Stivic on All in the
Family.
The sitcom was originally broadcast on the CBS television network
from January 12, 1971 to April 8, 1979. In September 1979, a new show,
Archie Bunker’s Place, picked up where All in the Family had ended. This
sitcom lasted another four years, ending its run in 1983. Struthers won
two Emmy awards for her character. She also played Babette on the sitcom
Gilmore Girls which debuted in 2000 on the WB TV network and was  later
cancelled in its seventh season in 2007 on the CW television network.

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"All In The Family" cast: (L-R) Sally Struthers, Carroll O’Connor,
Jean Stapleton and Rob Reiner.

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BIRTHDAY NUMBER 80 FOR JERRY VAN DYKE

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Jerry Van Dyke (left) with brother Dick Van Dyke

Comedian and actor Jerry Van Dyke is the younger brother of Dick Van 
Dyke who is also a comedian and actor. Jerry made his acting debut on 
The Dick Van Dyke Show on CBS-TV from 1961 to 1966. Later in his
career, he was one of the stars in the ABC- TV sitcom Coach 1989 to
1997.

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From left: Jerry Van Dyke, Bill Fagerbakke and Craig T. Nelson

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ESTELLE GETTY

 
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                   (July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008)

Estelle Scher-Gettleman, better known by her Stage name Estelle Getty,
appeared in film, theater and television. She is best known for playing
Sophia Petrillo on the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls from 1985 to
1992. Estelle  won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her role on
the popular show.

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A TEAM BREAK UP ON THIS DATE IN 1956

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The comedy team of Martin and Lewis , comprising of singer Dean Martin as the
straight man and comedian Jerry Lewis. They first met in 1945 and their debut as
a duo act occurred at Atlantic City’s 500 Club on July 24 and 25 in 1946. The team 
enjoyed their partnership until Martin started to become increasingly disillusioned
about working with Lewis, which lead to escalating arguments. Finally they couldn’t possibly see working together any longer and Martin left the team on July 25, 1956,
ten years to the day after the first official teaming of the act. Hollywood or Bust was
the final Martin and Lewis film released in late 1956.

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Martin and Lewis at the 500 Club in 1946

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