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Steven Spielberg | MY HERO

73 years young, happy birthday Steven Spielberg!

Steven Spielberg's Portrait Is Coming to the Smithsonian's Permanent  Collection - Washingtonian
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg is 80 years old today.

Sold at Auction: Steven Spielberg ...

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Heritage's Announces Round Up for Wounded Warrior Project®

Wounded Warrior Project Joins Efforts with Homes For Our Troops – Homes For  Our Troops

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HOLLYWOOD ICON AND WIFE FOUND DEAD

Rob Reiner - Beverly Hills (CA) HS senior yearbook photo, 1964.


The sitcom television series aired on CBS for nine seasons
from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979.

Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele dead: report

(FOX NEWS) – Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele Singer Reiner,
68, have died, according to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

Rob Reiner was a film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and
political activist.

“Personally, I am heartbroken by the tragic loss of Rob and his
wife Michele," Bass said.

Fox News Digital previously confirmed that two bodies were
found inside
Reiner’s Brentwood home Sunday. Los Angeles
Fire Department officials responded to a home on the 200
block of Chadbourne Ave. at around 3:30 p.m.

Senior law enforcement officials report that both had stab
wounds, and their deaths are being investigated as apparent
homicides. Their bodies were reportedly found by their
daughter Romy.

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A HOUSEHOLD NAME IS 100 TODAY

The photograph of a young Dick Van Dyke with his father Loren, taken circa  1927, offers a glimpse into the early life of one of Hollywood's most  beloved icons. Born in 1925,
A young Dick Van Dyke with his father Loren,
taken circa 1927.

The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961 – 1966) – Once upon a screen…
The sitcom created by Carl Reiner initially aired on CBS
from October 3, 1961, to June 1, 1966.

THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, TV GUIDE cover, December 9-15, 1961.

2025-039B_Dick_Van_Dyke_A_0089_FINAL - Mark Seliger Photography

Richard Wayne Van Dyke, born in West Plains, Missouri, is an
actor and comedian.
His work spans screen and stage, and
his awards include six Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award,
and a
Tony Award.

He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993,
and then the
Television Hall of Fame in 1995.

He was recognized as a Disney Legend in 1998. He has been
honored with the
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement
Award
in 2013, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2020.

This Day In Disney History: Mary Poppins | Oh My Disney | Disney Video

Dick Van Dyke paid Walt Disney to play two roles in 'Mary Poppins' | CNN

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SALVATION ARMY HAS A MYSTERY DONOR

salvation army bucket

(FOX NEWS) – A Salvation Army location in Vermont recently
received an unexpected and heartwarming surprise among
its holiday donations.

A Salvation Army branch in Vermont recently received an unexpected and heartwarming surprise among its holiday donations.

The Salvation Army of Barre, located roughly six miles from
the state capital of Montpelier, discovered a gold coin hidden
inside a taped-shut dollar bill that was dropped into one of its
Red Kettle Campaign buckets.

Salvation Army Staff brought the anonymously donated coin
to be appraised and learned it was worth $4,100, according
to the outlet.

"We are sincerely grateful for this generous contribution,
" Salvation Army Barre Corps Lt. Caitlin Lyle-DeLong told
Fox News Digital in an email.
 

Salvation Army Bell Ringers Collect Funds For Charity

"Sharing your donation at Christmastime helps The Salvation
Army care for homeless and needy families, but also helps
serve over 27 million people through a myriad of other
services all year long," the charity states on its website.

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