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ANGELA LANSBURY IS 90 TODAY


Angela Brigid Lansbury was born in London, England.

Lansbury is a Golden Globe-winning actress who played Jessica Fletcher
on the Murder, She Wrote series on CBS-TV (1984-1996). She also gained
recognition for her role in the Broadway musical Mame (1966) and provided
the voice of the teapot Mrs. Potts in the 1991 animated film Beauty and the
Beast. Angela Lansbury was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the 1945
film The Picture of Dorian Gray.


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BEST-SELLING AUTHOR DIES AT 82

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Oliver Wolf Sacks (July 9, 1933 – August 30, 2015)

(FoxNews) – Oliver Sacks, the eminent neurologist and acclaimed best-
selling author, died Sunday of cancer at his home in New York City.

His career included a number of hugely popular books, including
“Awakenings” (1990) which became an Academy Award-nominated
movie starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro.

 

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NEWS HEADLINES FROM THE PAST

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Dustin Lee Hoffman is 78 years old today.

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SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1950

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The Gene Autry Show is a western/cowboy television series
which aired for 91 episodes on
CBS from July 23, 1950 until
August 7, 1956, originally sponsored by
Wrigley’s Doublemint
chewing gum.


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Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998)

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MARTIN AND LEWIS IN 1954

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