Wilbert (Bill) Francisco Cobbs (June 16, 1934 – June 25, 2024)

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Cobbs is known for such film roles as
Louisiana Slim in The Hitter (1979), Walter in The Brother from
Another Planet (1984), Reginald in Night at the Museum (2006)
and Master Tinker on Oz the Great and Powerful (2013).

He made his feature film debut in The Taking of Pelham One
Two Three in 1974. His role…(man on platform).

Bill Cobbs served in the U.S. Air Force as a radar technician for
eight years.

Retired actress June Lockhart began her film career in the 1930s
and 1940s in such films as A Christmas Carol and Meet Me in St.
Louis. She primarily acted in 1950s and 1960s television, and
with performances on stage and in film. On two television series,
Lassie and Lost in Space, she played mother roles.

She also portrayed Dr. Janet Craig on the CBS television sitcom
Petticoat Junction (1968–70). She is a two-time Emmy Award
nominee and a Tony Award winner. With a career spanning
nearly 90 years, she is one of the last surviving actors from
the Golden Age of Hollywood.

(Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

COOS BAY, Ore. — Oregon has yet another gem in its crown –
Wild Thang, the official World’s Ugliest Dog!

Wild Thang, an 8-year-old-Pekingese, won the World’s Ugliest
Dog championship at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma,
California on Friday.

The World’s Ugliest Dog contest has been a highlight at the
fair for almost 50 years and promotes adopting dogs from
shelters, instead of breeders, especially senior dogs.
(by Allison Berry, Associated Press)

Ann Lewis, of Coos Bay, Ore., holds her dog Wild Thang after winning first place at the World’s Ugliest Dog competition in Petaluma, Calif., Friday, June 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

FOX NEWS

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota hometown of Judy Garland, the actress who wore a pair of ruby slippers in "The
Wizard of Oz," is raising money to purchase the prized footwear
after it was stolen from a local museum and then later turned
over to an auction company.

Grand Rapids, Minnesota, where the late actress was born in
1922, is fundraising at its annual Judy Garland festival, which
kicks off Thursday. The north Minnesota town is soliciting
donations to bring the slippers back after an auction company
takes them on an international tour before offering them up to prospective buyers in December.

Judy Garland (Frances Ethel Gumm)
(June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969)