Columbia Workshop was a experimental radio drama series that aired on CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System, from 1936 to 1943, returning in 1946-47. The series
was the idea of former radio engineer Irving Reis (above). Before the programs debut,
Reis had directed several radio dramas.
Celeste Holm (April 29, 1917 – July 15, 2012)
NEW YORK (AP) – Celeste Holm, a versatile, bright-eyed blonde who
soared to Broadway fame in "Oklahoma!" and won an Oscar in
"Gentleman’s Agreement" but whose last years were filled with
financial difficulty and estrangement from her sons, died early this
morning, a relative said.
Holm had been hospitalized about two weeks ago with dehydration. She
asked her husband on Friday to bring her home and spent her final days
with her husband,Frank Basile, and other relatives and close friends by
her side, said Amy Phillips, a great-niece of Holm’s.
She won the Academy Award in 1947 for best supporting actress for her
performance in "Gentlemen’s Agreement" and received Oscar nominations
for "Come to the Stable" (1949) and "All About Eve" (1950).
Celeste Holm with Ronald Reagan
Richard D. Zanuck
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Film producer Richard D. Zanuck, who won the best
picture Oscar for "Driving Miss Daisy" and was involved in such blockbuster
films as "Jaws" and "The Sting" after his father, Hollywood mogul Darryl F.
Zanuck, fired him from 20th Century Fox, died of a heart attack at his
Beverly Hills home Friday.
Richard Zanuck, right, with Steven Spielberg on the set of Jaws
.
Cheryl Ladd (born Cheryl Jean Stoppelmoor in Huron, South Dakota) is 61
today. She is best known for her role as Kris Munroe in the ABC television
series Charlie’s Angels, hired prior to its second season in 1977 to replace
the departing Farrah Fawcett-Majors. Ladd remained with the show until its
cancellation in 1981.
High School yearbook, 1965
Sylvester Stallone (Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone) is known for his
macho action roles in films such as boxer Rocky Balboa and soldier John
Rambo. Stallone was voted into boxing’s Hall of Fame in 2010.
Rambo: First Blood, 1982
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