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FIRST OSCAR WINNING FILM WAS IN 1927

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Wings is a silent film portraying World War l fighter pilots, produced by
Lucien Hubbard, and directed by William A. Wellman. It was the first film,
and the only silent film to win the Academy Award for, what was then 
called Outstanding Picture. The name Best Picture was first used in
1962 when the winner then was Lawrence of Arabia.

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ANN SHERIDAN, BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1915

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        Ann Sheridan (February 21, 1915 – January 21, 1967)
 

Actress Ann Sheridan worked regularly from 1934 until her death at age
51 from cancer, first in film and later in television. Notable roles include
Angles With Dirty Faces (1938), The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942),
Kings Row (1942) and I was a Male War Bride (1949).

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Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan in Kings Row


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CYBILL SHEPHERD TURNED 62 TODAY

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Cybill-Shepherd today

Cybill Lynne Shepherd is a actress, singer and former model. Her best
known roles include starring as Jacy in The Last Picture Show (1971)
and as Betsy in Taxi Driver (1976).

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Robert De Niro and Cybill Shepherd from Taxi Driver

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FAMILY THEATER AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1947

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FAMILY THEATER

Family Theater was a radio show which aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System
from February 13, 1947 to September 11, 1957. The show was produced by Family Theater Productions, a film and radio studio extension of the Family Rosary Crusade founded by the Holy Cross Priest, Father Patrick Peyton as a way to promote family prayer.

Even though the show had no commercial sponsor, arrangements for many of 
Hollywood’s stars in film and radio at the time to appear were made. During the
programs ten-year run, stars such as Jimmy Stewart, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Jane
Wyatt, Charlton Heston, Bing Crosby, and Jack Benny were heard on the show.

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MONSTER ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1906

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     Lon Chaney, Jr.
(February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973)

Born Creighton Tull Chaney, Lon Chaney was best known for his
roles in monster movies and as the son of famous silent film actor,
Lon Chaney. He portrayed Larry Talbot in The Wolf Man movies
and Lennie Small in Of Mice and Man (1939)

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Lon Chaney, Jr. as The Wolf Man

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