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ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1891

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Ronald Charles Colman
(February 9, 1891 –  May 19, 1958)

Colman’s career spanned from silent films to talkies and was
nominated for Academy Awards for his roles in Condemned
and Bulldog Drummond. He won the 1948 Academy Award
for Best Actor for his role in A Double Life. He was one of
the few actors who graduated from silent films to talking
films. He made his first appearance on the professional
stage in 1914.

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    Roland Colman with his Best Actor Academy Award

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‘’THIS IS TOM JONES’’ AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1969

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This Is Tom Jones is a variety series starring Tom Jones. It was exported to the
United States by ITC Entertainment in London where it was produced by ABC.

The series ran until 1971 for a total 65 color episodes. Jones was nominated for
a Golden Globe Award for "Best Actor In a Television Series – Musical or Comedy"
in 1969.

The show featured comedy sketches and  guest appearances by many top actors, 
comedians and singers of the time.

Peter Sellers, Joey Heatherton, Richard Pryor, Mary Hopkin, and The Moody Blues
appeared on the first show.

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  Tom Jones (Thomas John Woodward) is 73 (June 7, 1940)

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DISNEY FILM PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1940

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Pinocchio
is a 1940 animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney
Productions
and based on the story The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo
Collodi
. It is the second animated feature film produced by Disney. Made
after the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio was
released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures. The world premier was at
the Center Theatre in Manhattan.

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Walt Disney with a promotional drawing of Pinocchio

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DICK CLARK’S MOVIE CAREER

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Dick Clark starred in three movies. His first film role came in the 1960 youth
drama “Because They’re Young,” directed by Paul Wendkos, about a young
high school teacher who tries to help the troubled students at the school. In
1961, he starred as one of the titular "Young Doctors," alongside Fredric
March and Ben Gazzara, in a story about romance and lifesaving decisions
at a hospital. Perhaps his most unusual role came in the low-budget 1968
crime drama "Killers Three," in which Clark played a backwoods psycho
killer. He also served as a producer and writer on the film.

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Victoria Shaw and Dick Clark from “Because They’re Young”

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LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY

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Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron, nicknamed "Hammer", or
"Hammerin’ Hank", is 80 years old today.

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