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SERIES PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1959

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The Twilight Zone is a television anthology series created and hosted by
Rod Serling (above). The series aired on CBS until 1964. The title of the
first
episode, ”Where is Everybody?” 



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AUTHOR TOM CLANCY IS DEAD AT 66!

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Thomas Leo "Tom" Clancy, Jr.
(April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013)

FoxNews/AP – Celebrated author Tom Clancy, who became famous for
best-sellers like “The Hunt for Red October” and “Patriot Games,” died 
Tuesday at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a brief illness, according to the
Baltimore Sun. His latest novel, "Command Authority," is slated to be 
released in December 2013.

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MEDICAL DRAMA DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1961

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Dr. Kildare was an NBC television series which ran until April 5, 1966 for a total 
of 190 episodes in five seasons. The show premiered at the same time as an 
ABC medical drama, Ben Casey. Kildare told the story of a young intern, Dr. 
James Kildare played by Richard Chamberlain.

George Richard Chamberlain is 79 (Mar. 31, 1934)

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REMEMBERING WILLIAM CONRAD ~

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William Conrad (John William Cann Jr.)

(September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994)

Conrad was an actor, producer and director whose career spanned five 
decades in radio, film and television. He created the role of Marshal Matt 
Dillon
for the popular CBS radio series Gunsmoke (1952–1961), and he 
narrated the television adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959-1964)
on ABC/NBC and The Fugitive (1963–1967) on ABC television.

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William Conrad (right) with show director Norman Macdonnell

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COP SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1968

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The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie"
undercover cop show that ran on
ABC-TV until August 23, 1973.

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ERIC BRAEDEN CELEBRATES 25 YEARS AS ERIC BRAEDEN ON THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
LOS ANGELES, CA
JANUARY 31, 2005

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Michael Cole is 68 (7-3-45)                        Clarence Williams lll is 74 (8-21-39)

                               Peggy Lipton
                               Peggy Lipton is 67 (8-30-46)

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