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JON PROVOST TURNED 62 TODAY

Lassie (CBS)
1954 - 1974
Shown: Jon Provost (as Timmy Martin, 1958-1964), Lassie the Dog 
Jon Provost with Lassie

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Jon Provost is a former child actor of both film and television,
best known for his role as young Timmy Martin in the long-
running CBS series, Lassie (1954-1973). Provost debuted
in the first episode of the fourth season, "The Runaway" in
1957. 

 

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SHOWS LAST EPISODE ON THIS DAY IN 1955

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Jim Ameche (above) starred as Jim West of the Canadian Northwest
Mounted Police on the radio series “The Silver Eagle” on ABC. The,
show first heard in 1951, was sponsored by General Mills. West was
aided in his adventures by his side-kick Joe Bideaux, played by Jack
Lester. The series is often considered the “last of significant juvenile
radio adventures”.

Jim Ameche is the younger brother of actor Don Ameche and was
radio’s original Jack Armstrong on “Jack Armstrong, the All-American
Boy” (1933-1951).

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1951

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FIRST DAYTIME RADIO SOAP ON THIS DAY IN 1933

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Marie, The Little French Princess, on CBS radio was the first daytime soap
opera. The serial was produced and directed by Himan Brown, one of the
most respected figures in radio history. He was inducted into the Radio
Hall of Fame in 1990.

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Himan Brown (far right) is seen directing actors Betty Winkler
and Frank Lovejoy

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ROB REINER IS 67 YEARS OLD TODAY!

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Clockwise from top right) Carroll O’Connor, Rob Reiner,
Sally Struthers, and Jean Stapleton, cast of  All in the Family.

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Robert "Rob" Reiner is a multitalented actor, director, producer, and writer  
who gained national attention as an actor playing Michael “Meathead” Stivic, 
on the CBS sitcom All in the Family (1971-1979). That portrayal earned him 
two Emmy Awards during the 1970s.

As a director, Reiner was recognized by the Directors Guild of America with
nominations for the films Stand by Me (1988), When Harry Met Sally (1989),
and A Few Good Men (1992). He also directed Misery (1990). 

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(Most film locations in Oregon)

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Rob Reiner (right) with his father Carl Reiner

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SIR REX WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1908

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  Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison
(5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990)

Rex Harrison was an English actor of stage and screen who an Academy Award
and two Tony Awards during his career. He made his stage debut in 1924 in the
production of Thirty Minutes in a Street. His film debut came in 1930 on The
Great Game. Harrison retired from films in the late 1970, but continued to
act on Broadway until his death from pancreatic cancer. He was knighted
by Queen Elizabeth ll in 1989.

 

 

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1964

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1967




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