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MUSICAL FILM OPENED ON THIS DAY IN 1965

THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Original 1965 Theatrical Trailer - YouTube


The Sound of Music is a 1965
musical drama film produced
and directed by
Robert Wise from a screenplay written by
Ernest Lehman, and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, with Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr,
and
Eleanor Parker. The film is an adaptation of the 1959
stage musical
, composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics
by
Oscar Hammerstein II.

The Wild Blog in the West: Movie Musicals That Got It Right: The Sound of Music

Released Today: The Sound of Music (1965) | IX Daily

‘Sound of Music’ Sing-Along + Other L.A. Events Happening This Week

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THE BIG QUESTION ANSWERED ON THIS DAY

On November 21, 1980, 350 million people around the world
tuned in to television’s popular primetime drama “Dallas” to
find out who shot J.R. Ewing, the character fans loved to hate.
J.R. had been shot on the season-ending episode the previous
March 21, which now
stands as one of television’s most famous cliffhangers.

The plot twist inspired widespread media coverage and left
America wondering “Who shot J.R.?” for the next eight
months.

The November 21 episode solved the mystery, identifying Kristin Shepard, J.R.’s wife’s sister-in-law and his former mistress, as
the culprit.


'Dallas' JR Ewing to be murdered in whodunnit plot - Dallas News - US TV - Digital Spy

26 Sure Fire Ways To Know You Grew Up In The 1980s


Who shot JR! Total 89's | Television advertising, Tv guide, Dallas tv show

Dallas actor Larry Hagman dies | News | DW | 24.11.2012
Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012)

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STILL A GREAT ACTION TV SERIES TODAY!

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LA County Fire Station 127, the original location for Station
51 on the TV show
"Emergency!"


Emergency! is a
action-adventure medical drama television series
jointly produced by
Mark VII Limited and Universal Television. 

The series debuted on NBC as a midseason replacement on January
15, 1972, replacing the two short-lived
situation comedy series The           
Partners and The Good Life
.
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L-R: Kevin Tighe, Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup
and
Randolph Mantooth.

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Real-life Dispatcher, Sam Lanier, made several appearances throughout the series.

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REMEMBER THIS LONG-RUNNING TV SERIES?

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Dr. Kildare is an NBC medical drama television series which originally ran from September 28, 1961, until August 30, 1966 for a total of 191 episodes over five seasons Produced by MGM Television.

The TV series quickly achieved success and made a star of Richard Chamberlain, who played the title role. Dr. Kildare.

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George Richard Chamberlain will
be 88 years old on March 31st.

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“ONE ADAM TWELVE! ONE ADAM TWELVE!”


Shaaron Claridge (born Shaaron Lee Cooper; later Snead) (October 1, 1938 – September 15, 2021)

Claridge was a second-shift radiotelephone operator or police radio dispatcher at the Van Nuys Division of the Los Angeles Police Department best known for her voice work on the Adam-12 TV
series. Her husband was an
LAPD
motorcycle officer.

Following Milner’s death on September 6, 2015, Claridge broadcast
the "End of Watch" transmission over the LAPD radio recognizing Milner’s performance as Officer Pete Malloy in Adam-12.

Adam 12 Theme Song Intro - YouTube
Kent McCord as Officer James A. Reed, and Martin Milner as Officer Peter J. Malloy. The TV  series ran on NBC from 1968
to 1975 when it was cancelled.                          

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