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CHAD EVERETT IS 75 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Chad Everett has appeared in over 40 films and television series but is
probably best known for his role as Dr. Joe Gannon in the medical drama
series Medical Center (below) which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976.

CHAD EVERETT MEDICAL CENTER

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DENNIS WEAVER (JUNE 4, 1924 – FEB. 24, 2006)

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William Dennis Weaver, is best known for his television roles, including
Chester Goode on Gunsmoke (CBS, 1955-1975), as Marshal Sam
McCloud in the NBC police drama McCloud (1970-1977), and the
1971 made for TV movie Duel.

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Dennis Weaver with co-star James Arness in Gunsmoke

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Dennis Weaver in a scene from Duel

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A PART OF EVENING TV IN THE 1980s

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The TV comedy/drama series The Greatest American Hero aired for
three seasons from March 18, 1981 to February 3, 1983 on ABC. It
starred William Katt (center) as teacher Ralph Hinkley ("Hanley" for the 
the latter part of the first season), Robert Culp as FBI Agent Bill Maxwell  
and Connie Selleca as lawyer Pam Davidson. The TV show chronicles  
Ralph’s adventures after he is given a red suit by a group of aliens,
which gives him superhuman abilities, often with comical results.

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LAST EPISODE OF PERRY MASON ON THIS DATE IN 1966

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Perry Mason ran for 9 seasons from September 1957 May 22,
1966 on CBS. The final episode (#271) was "The Case of the
Final Fadeout.”

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LISA EDELSTEIN IS 45 TODAY

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Actress and playwright Lisa Edelstein IS best known  for having starred, since 
2004, as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the Fox-TV network drama House, M.D. She
announced this month that she will not return for the eighth season of the
show. Lisa has lent her voice to several animated  Fox programs including
King of the Hill and American Dad. she recently won the Peoples Choice
Award’s Best Drama Actress in a TV series for her portrayal in House.

HOUSE:  House (Hugh Laurie, L) and Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein, R) disagree on how to treat a pregnant patient with kidney failure in the HOUSE episode "Fetal Position" airing Tuesday, April 3 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
Lisa Edelstein with House co-star Hugh Laurie.

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