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BROADCAST DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1929
Gertrude Berg (born Tillie Edelstein) played Molly
Goldberg
The Goldbergs is a domestic comedy-drama featuring
the home life of a Jewish family living in the Bronx. The
program was devised by writer-actress Gertrude Berg
who also starred as the lovingly meddlesome matriarch
Molly Goldberg. The 15-minute program was broadcast
from 1929 to 1946, first on NBC, later moving to CBS in
1936.
EPIC FILM RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1959
Ben-Hur, a remake of the 1925 silent film with the same name, premiered at
Loew’s State Theatre in New York City. It was the fastest-grossing as well as
the highest grossing film of 1959 and also had the largest budget at $15.175
million with the largest sets built for any film produced at the time.
LINDA EVANS IS 72 TODAY
Linda Evans (Born Linda Evenstad in Hartford, Connecticut)
Evans gained notice for playing Audra Barkley in the ABC Western
television series, The Big Valley (1965–1969). She is best known
for the role of Krystle Carrington in the 1980s ABC prime time soap
opera Dynasty, a role she played from 1981 to 1989.
RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1980
Double Fantasy, released by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, is the seventh
and final studio album released by Lennon in his lifetime. The album is
notable for its association with Lennon’s murder three weeks after its
release. It became a worldwide commercial success, and went on to win
the 1981 Album of the Year.
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