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OFFICIAL RELEASE ON THIS DAY IN 1977

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Annie Hall was screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival in March 1977, before
its official release. The film received widespread critical acclaim, and along with
winning the Academy Award for Best Picture, it received Oscars in three other categories: two for Allen (Best Director and, with Brickman, Best Original
Screenplay
), and Keaton for Best Actress. The film additionally won four
BAFTA awards and a Golden Globe. It ranks 31st on AFI’s list of the top
feature films in American cinema and fourth on their list of top comedy films.

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HAYLEY MILLS IS 69 TODAY

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Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills

British actress Hayley Mills played teen twins in the 1961 Disney film
“The Parent Trap”. She received a BAFTA Award for Most Promising
Newcomer for her performance in the 1959 film “Tiger Bay”. She was
discovered at the age of 12. Hayley is the daughter of actor John Mills.

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1960

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REALITY SHOW AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1979

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Original run on NBC: April 18, 1979 – July 4, 1984.

In its early seasons, Real People was NBC’s most popular series, often
scoring at the top of the ratings. It was a hit for the network at a time
when NBC was a distant third in the ratings with numerous flops.

Real People, a combination of comedy, reality and talk with regular
hosts that included Sarah Purcell, Byron Allen, John Barbour, Skip
Stephenson, Bill Rafferty, Mark Russell, Peter Billingsley and Fred
Willard.

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS

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David Melendy

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SHOW WENT NATIONAL ON THIS DAY IN 1935

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Lights Out” debuted in 1934 in New York City on NBC station, WENR, and was
radio’s premier horror series. After this successful tryout, the series was picked
up by the NBC network the following year for national broadcast, usually late at
night and always on Wednesdays. The writer/Director of the program was Wyllis
Cooper.

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Wyllis Oswald Cooper

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Studio B where “Lights Out” was broadcast with the actors
huddled around one little floor lamp reading their lines as
shown below.
 

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