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ROBIN WILLIAMS TURNED 60 TODAY

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Robin Williams at 16

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Robin McLaurim Williams actor and comedian rose to fame with his role
as the alien Mork in the ABC- TV sitcom series Mork and Mindy (1978-
1982), and later stand-up comedy work, Williams has performed in many
feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actor for his role in the 1997 Gus Van Sant film Good Will Hunting. He has
also won two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild
Awards and five Grammy Awards. Williams performance in Good Morning
Vietnam
(1987) was nominated for an Academy Award.  
 

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Robin Williams with co-star Pam Dawber

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Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire, 1993

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NATALIE WOOD ~ REMEMBERED

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                        (July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981)

Natalie Wood began acting in movies at the age of four and became a
successful child actor in such films as Miracle on 34th Street (1947). She
earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
for her performance in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). This helped her to
make the transition from a child actor. Wood also received Academy Award
for Best Actress nominations for her roles in Splendor in the Grass (1961)
and Love With the Proper Stanger (1963). Natalie drowned near Santa
Catalina Island, California at age 43.

 

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Natalie Wood with John Wayne in The Searchers (1956)

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TV’S ‘’MEDIC’’ SPONSORED BY GE IN 1955

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Medic episodes were introduced and narrated by Richard Boone (above), playing Dr. Konrad Styner who sometimes also appeared in the stories. A total of 59 were aired
from September 1954 to November 1956 on NBC.

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DALE ROBERTSON IS 88 TODAY

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DaleRobertson today 

Actor Dale Robertson is best known for his starring roles on television. He played
the role of Jim Hardie in the NBC- TV series, Tales of Wells Fargo (1957-1962)
and the owner of a railroad line in ABC’s The Iron Horse (1966-1968) After a
long career that included 63 films, Robertson retired and now lives in Yukon,
Oklahoma.

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COMEDIAN BILL COSBY TURNED 74 TODAY

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On October 27, 2009 Bill Cosby was presented with the 12th annual Mark Twain
Prize for American Humor. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in
2002 for his constitutions to television and won the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
in 2003.

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NBC, 1965 to 1968

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NBC, 1969 to 1971

 
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             On NBC, 1984 to 1992
 

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Aired on CBS (1972-1984) and syndication (1984-1985).

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