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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1958


The Teddy Bears with Phil Spector (right).

"To Know Him Is to Love Him" was written by Phil Spector and
inspired by words on his father’s tombstone. It went to number 
one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.


(AP Photo/ California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)


Phillip Harvey Spector will be 76 years old December 26. In
the 2000s, he became the subject of two trials for murder
and a second-degree conviction. He is currently serving
a prison sentence of 19 years to life.

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS HEADLINES

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SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1935

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The dramatic radio program "G-men” aired initially on NBC, sponsored by
Chevrolet. The show was renamed "Gangbusters” in January 1936. After
the title change, the show had a 21-year run with the final series on the
Mutual Broadcasting System from October 5, 1955 to November 27,1957.

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Producer-director Phillips H. Lord

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The sound effects men (right) with cast members in the background.

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REVIEWING PAST NEWS STORIES

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Mike Gracia

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AL PACINO IS 75 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Alfredo James "Al" Pacino was born in Manhattan, New York

Pacino had his breakthrough as mobster Michael Corleone in the
“Godfather” trilogy and won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his
role as Frank Slade in the 1992 film “Scent of a Woman”. He is also
known for his starring roles in “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975),“Scarface”
(1983), “Serpico” (1973), and “Glengarry Glen Ross” (1992).

He developed a love for acting at an early age and participated in the
majority of his school’s productions. As a teenager, he went by the
nickname Sunny and had a reputation as a troublemaker.

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