(On NBC from 1968 to 1975)

                                   Malloy and Reed’s Badges

Robert Blake was born Michael James Vincenzo Gubitosi in Nutley, New Jersey. He 
went from child actor in 1939 to ABC – TV’s "Baretta" (1975-1978). Blake was later 
arrested for the 2001 murder of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakely. In 2005, he was tried 
and acquitted.  

Detective Anthony Vincenzo "Tony" Baretta with Fred the
Cockatoo

1976

     Stone in Vietnam (Sept. 16, 1967 – late November, 1968)

Oliver Stone was part of the battle at Firebase Burt on the
evening of January 1, 1968.  He was wounded twice and
awarded the Bronz Star for combat gallantry. He was also
awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.

Oliver Stone is 66 today

Roscoe Karns (above) played the title role in the popular DuMont Television
Network series from 1950 to 1954, one of the longest-running programs on
the network. His son, character actor Todd Karns, also appeared in the
series. It was a live crime series set in New York City. The DuMont offices
and corridors were used as sets since the program was produced on a
small budget. .

At the end of each program, Rocky King would exchange telephone small
talk with his unseen wife Mabel and, after hanging up, say to no one in
particular, "Great girl, that Mabel".

Although most episodes were destroyed, some still exist, including 
37 at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Four episodes of the 
series were released to DVD on November 21, 2006. 

In 1997, "Days Like This" was featured on the soundtrack of the film, As Good as It Gets.

The Northern Irish singer-songwriter is 67 today