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SUZANNE SOMERS IS 65 TODAY

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Suzanne Somers (born Suzanne Marie Mahoney) is a actress, author, singer
and businesswoman. She is best known for the television roles as Chrissy on
the ABC comedy series Three’s Company (1977-1984) and Carol Lambert on
Step by Step also on ABC (1991-1997). Somers also had a small part in  
Magnum Force (1974)  

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Suzanne Somers was the mysterious “blonde in the T-Bird” in
the 1973 George Lucas coming of age film  American Graffiti.

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MARK LENARD (OCT. 15, 1924–NOV. 22, 1996)

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Mark Lenard in the 1940s as Thomas Becket in the
University of Michigan play, "Murder in the Cathedral",
by TS Eliot.

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Mark Lenard as Sarek in Star Trek

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Lenard is best remembered for his portrayal as Spock’s father Sarek in
Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Animated Series and
later in Star Trek: The Next Generation. He also appeared in three Star
Trek feature films in 1984, 1986, and in 1991. Lenard played roles outside
the Star Trek series such as the prosecutor in Clint Eastwood’s 1968 film,
Hang ‘Em High.

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CRIME DRAMA DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1959

UNTOUCHABLES 

The Untouchables
is a television crime drama that ran from Wednesday October
14, 1959 to May 21, 1963 on 1963 on ABC. The show was based on real-life
Prohibition agent Eliot Ness and his experiences. His special team of agents
became known as the Untouchables. The series was narrated by Walter
Winchell.

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News commentator Walter Winchell

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Eliot Ness

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DETECTIVE SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1937

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Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons was one of radio’s longest running shows,
airing for 15-minutes on Tuesday October 12, 1937 to April 19, 1955. It was
first heard on the NBC Blue network until 1947, when it switched to the CBS
radio network becoming a weekly half-hour show. Bennett Kilpack (above)
was the original detective Mr. Keen and Phil Clarke took over the role late
in the series run.

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Ann Thomas and Bennett Kilpack (1947, CBS)

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DISNEY SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1957

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The action/adventure drama series Zorro was produced by Walt Disney. It was
based on the well-known fictional character created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley. The series premiered on Thursday October 10, 1957 with the final network broadcast on June 2, 1959. A total of seventy-eight episodes were produced.

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Guy Williams (left) with Portland’s TV cowboy Heck Harper during a 1958 visit    

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