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MOVIE PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1963

 

The epic historical drama film “Cleopatra” premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in
New York City. It was the most expensive film ever made up to that point and
almost bankrupted 20th Century-Fox. It later won four Academy Awards, and
was nominated for five more, including Best Picture
(which it lost to Tom Jones).

   

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ACTOR GENE WILDER IS 82 TODAY

 

Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Wilder won an Oscar for his first major film role in The Producers (1968) and 
played Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in (1971). He
also appeared in Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein (1974). He started
his film career playing a hostage in the 1967 feature Bonnie and Clyde.

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PRODUCT DEVELOPED ON THIS DAY IN 1903

Black-and-white photographs of Crayola's founders Edwin Binney and his cousin, C. Harold Smith, c. 1900

Crayola’s founders from left: Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith.

Edwin Binney, working with his wife, Alice Stead Binney, developed his
own famous product line of wax crayons which it sold under the brand
name "Crayola." The Crayola name was coined by Alice Binney, wife
of company founder Edwin and a former schoolteacher. It comes from
"craie", French for "chalk," and "ola" for "oleaginous", or "oily.


The Rubens Crayola No. 500 crayon box

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CARTOON STAR DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1934

Donald Duck rose to fame with his comedic roles in animated cartoons. Donald’s
first appearance was in 1934 in The Wise Little Hen.

Donald is one of the most popular Disney characters and was included in TV
Guide
‘s list of the 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time in 2002. He has
appeared in more films than any other Disney character, and is the most
published comic book character in the world outside of the superhero genre.

 


Clarence Nash, the voice behind Donald Duck. 


Donald Duck with Walt Disney

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SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1947

The Lassie radio show was broadcast from 1947-1950. It first aired
on ABC, then on NBC. Lassie played a different dog each week in
different kinds of situations. The shows ran for 15 minutes. The
series was sponsored by Red Heart dog food.

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