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“QUEEN OF HOLLYWOOD” BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1905

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Myrna Loy at age 15

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             Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993)

Loy was an American actress. Trained as a dancer, she devoted herself
fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. She was
originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian
descent, but her career prospects improved following her portrayal of
Nora Charles in The Thin Man (1934). Her successful pairing with
William Powell resulted in 14 films together, including five subsequent
Thin Man films. In 1937.

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William Powell and Myrna Loy

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SANDRA BULLOCK IS 48 TODAY

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Sandra Bullock was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, a 
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female
Actor in a
Leading Role
, and the Academy Award for Best Actress, for
her role as
Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side (2009). She is listed in
the 2012 edition of the Guinness Book Of World Records as the highest-
paid actress, with $56 million.

 

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Sandra Bullock portraying Annie Porter in the 1994 action film Speed

 

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LOUISE FLETCHER IS 78 TODAY

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Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the
Cuckoo’s Nest 

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Actress Louise Fletcher gained  prominence for her performance as Nurse
Ratched
in One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1975, for which she won the
Academy Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading
Role
and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama.

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RADIO SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1937

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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. 

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ACTRESS CELESTE HOLM DEAD AT 95

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              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).

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Celeste Holm with Ronald Reagan

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