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EFREM ZIMBALIST JR. HAS DIED AT 95

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Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (November 30, 1918 – May 2, 2014)

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.,best remembered for his role in the long-running
ABC television series "77 Sunset Strip" (1958-1964) and even the
longer running ABC-TV hit "The F.B.I.(1965-1974)," died Friday at 
his home in California of natural causes

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ACTOR BOB HOSKINS HAS DIED AT 71

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Robert William "Bob" Hoskins, Jr.  (October 26, 1942 – April 29, 2014)

LONDON (AP) – British actor Bob Hoskins, whose varied career ranged from noir
drama "Mona Lisa" to animated fantasy "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" has died. A  
family statement released Wednesday by publicist Clair Dobbs said Hoskins died
in a hospital after a bout of pneumonia. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s
disease in 2012.

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AL PACINO IS 74 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Alfredo James "Al" Pacino

Actor and director Al Pacino has won the Academy Award
for Best Actor for his role as Frank Slade in the 1992 film,
Scent of a Woman. He also starred in Dog Day Afternoon
(1975), Scarface (1983). Pacino played mobster Michael
Corleone in The Godfather trilogy beginning in 1972, still
considered one of the greatest performances of all time.

Before fame, Al Pacino developed a love for acting at an
early age and participated in the majority of his school’s
productions. As a teenager, he went by the nickname
Sunny and dreamed of becoming a pro baseball player. 

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RADIO DRAMA DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1955

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X Minus One
was a half-hour science fiction radio drama series broadcast
from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958 in various timeslots on
NBC.

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(#3) May 8, 1955

The program opened with announcer Fred Collins delivering the countdown…

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Fred Collins

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MICHAEL LEARNED IS 75 TODAY

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Learned played the role of the mom, Olivia on the CBS television series,
The Waltons (1972-1981). She has appeared in many stage productions
both on and off Broadway.   

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