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SERIES BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1975

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Original run on ABC television: January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982

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SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1972

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Original run on NBC: January 14, 1972 to March 25, 1977

The series Sanford and Son is considered NBC’s answer to CBS‘s All in
the Family
. It has been hailed as the precursor to many other African
American sitcoms
. It was a ratings hit throughout its six-season run. In
2007, Time magazine included the show on their list of the "100 Best
TV Shows of All Time".
 

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KEN BERRY IS 81 TODAY

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Kenneth Ronald "Ken" Berry

Sitcom actor, dancer and singer, Ken Berry has appeared in numerous
television shows, one with his friend and mentor, Andy Griffith. Berry
starred in the successful comedies F Troop (ABC-1965 to1967), The
Andy Griffith Show
spin-off Mayberry R.F.D. (CBS- 1968 to 1971), and
The Carol Burnett Show spin-off Mama’s Family on CBS.

Before fame he won a local talent competition for his tap dancing abilities
at age 15 and received an offer to join a traveling performance ensemble.

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ACTRESS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1917

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June Allyson (born Eleanor Geisman in The Bronx, New York) 
(October 7, 1917 – July 8, 2006)

Allyson began her career as a dancer on Broadway in 1938. She
signed with MGM in 1943, and rose to fame the following year in
Two Girls and a Sailor. She won the Golden Globe Award for Best
Actress
for her performance in the 1951 film Too Young to Kiss.

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JUNE LOCKHART IS 89 TODAY

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Actress June Lockhart played a motherly figure on the CBS television
series Lassie from 1954 to 1973 and Lost in Space on CBS from 1965
to 1968.

She originally started in theater and made her film debut in A Christmas
Carol
opposite of her actor parents.

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June Lockhart on the set of Lost in Space

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