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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)

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                               Peggy Lipton is 67 (8-30-46)

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RADIO SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1953

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James Stewart starred as Britt Ponset, a drifting cowboy in the final 
years of the
wild west

The Six Shooter was a short-lived weekly radio program on NBC. It was
created by Frank Burt, who also wrote many of the episodes, and lasted
only one season of 39 episodes (Sept. 20, 1953-June 24, 1954). Through
March 21, 1954 it was aired Sundays at 8 p.m. Beginning April 1, 1954
through the final episode it was on Thursdays at 8 p.m.

 

 

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MOVIE RELEASED ON THIS DATE IN 1953

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The Biblical epic The Robe tells the story of a Roman military tribune who
commands the unit that crucifies Jesus. The film was made by 20th Century
Fox
and is notable for being the first film released in the widescreen process CinemaScope.

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Opening at the Roxy Theater in New York

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FAMILY SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1972

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The television series The Waltons originally aired on CBS for a total of nine
seasons and was cancelled June 4,1982, Three television movie sequels
followed in 1982, with three more in the 1990s.The Waltons was produced
by Lorimar Productions.

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