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ACTOR KEN HOWARD IS DEAD AT 71


Kenneth Joseph "Ken" Howard, Jr. (March 28, 1944 – March 23, 2016)


(CNN) –
Ken Howard, who starred in the 1970s series "The White Shadow," had
notable guest roles in such programs as "30 Rock" and was the head of the SAG-
AFTRA actors’ union, died Wednesday. The cause of death was not announced.

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ACTRESS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1908


Joan Crawford
 (born Lucille Fay LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas)
(March 23, 1904 – May 10, 1977)

Joan Crawford won an Academy Award for her role in Mildred Pierce
(1945). She starred in many rags-to-riches movies as a flapper during
the Great Depression. She was originally discovered while dancing in
Detroit. In addition to being a flapper in the late ’20s, she was on the
board of directors for Pepsi-Cola.

                            

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ACTOR DANIEL CRAIG IS 48 TODAY


Daniel Wroughton Craig was born in Chester, Cheshire,England.

Craig was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his debut as James Bond in 
Casino Royale in 2006. He then went on to portray Bond in three more 
films: Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre. He began acting in school
plays at the age of six, and was introduced to serious acting by attending
the Everyman Theatre in nearby Liverpool city centre. In his first screen
role, he played an Afrikaner in The Power of One in 1992.

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HISTORICAL EVENTS RECREATED

“The Death of Socrates” on You Are There, a CBS program in which modern news reporters intervened in historic events as recreated by actors. It was fi rst heard on radio, and then moved to television where it ran from 1953-1957. The show was written by a number of blacklisted writers using a “front,” and touched on themes that were too controversial for other programs to address directly. Edward R. Murrow is said to have pulled producer Charles Russell aside to ask, in a whisper, “How do you get away with it?”
“The Death of Socrates” on a You Are There episode.

The series “You Are There” was a CBS network program in which modern
news reporters intervened in American and world historic events as recreated
by actors. It was first heard on radio, and then moved to television where it ran
from 1953-1957. The show was written by a number of blacklisted writers using
a “front,” and touched on themes that were too controversial for other programs
to address directly. News icon Walter Cronkite was the regular host. Reporters
included veteran radio announcers Dick Joy and Harlow Wilcox.


Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009)

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ACTOR JOE PESCI IS 73 TODAY


Joseph Frank "Joe" Pesci was born in Newark, New Jersey.

Pesci’s performance in Raging Bull (1980) earned him an Academy
Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He also played the title
character in 1992’s My Cousin Vinny and the dimwitted burglar in the
Home Alone films beginning in 1990. He also played the character Leo
Getz in the Lethal Weapon film series beginning in 1987.

Joe Pesci began acting at age five and landed a role on the television
variety show Star time Kids when he was ten years old.

 


Joe Pesci as David Ferrie in the 1991 film “JFK”.

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