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ACTRESS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1915

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Ingrid Bergman ( August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982)

Bergman was a Swedish born actress who starred in many European
and American films. She won three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards,
four Golden Globe Awards and the Tony Award for Best Actress. She is
ranked as the
fourth greatest female star of American cinema of all time
by the American Film Institute. She is best remembered for her roles as
Lisa Lund in Casablanca (1942), Bergman died on her 67th birthday in
London, of breast cancer.


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TUESDAY WELD IS 72 TODAY

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Tuesday Weld (born Susan Ker Weld in New York City)

Teen flick actress Tuesday Weld starred in Wild in the Country (1961) with
Elvis Presley, and began a romance with him shortly after.

She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Play
It As It Lays
(1972). She modeled as a child to help with her family’s financial
troubles.

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ACTRESS MAUREEN O’HARA IS 95 TODAY

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Maureen O’Harah (Maureen FitzSimons)

Irish born actress Maureen O’Hara starred alongside John Wayne in 
1952’s The Quiet Man and portrayed Doris Walker in 1947’s Miracle
on 34th Street.
She also played Esmeralda in the 1939 film adaptation
of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She worked as a bookkeeper and
typist before earning her first acting roles.

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KEVIN TIGHE IS 71 TODAY

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Kevin Tighe
(born Jon Kevin Fishburn in Los Angeles, California)

Tighe is best known for his character, firefighter-paramedic Roy DeSoto,
on the 1972-1977 NBC series Emergency!. He earned a Masters of Fine
Arts degree from the University of Southern California in 1967 and made
his first film appearance that same year as an extra in The Graduate.


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SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1935

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The dramatic radio program "G-men” aired initially on NBC, sponsored by
Chevrolet. The show was renamed "Gangbusters” in January 1936. After
the title change, the show had a 21-year run with the final series on the
Mutual Broadcasting System from October 5, 1955 to November 27,1957.

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Producer-director Phillips H. Lord

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The sound effects men (right) with cast members in the background.

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