Arthur Stanton Eric Johnson (January 20, 1929 – July 3, 2019)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Arte Johnson, who won an Emmy for comedy
sketch work on the television show "Laugh-In," has died in Los Angeles.
Family representative Harlan Boll says Johnson died early Wednesday of
heart failure following a three-year battle with bladder and prostate cancer.
No services have been planned, but his ashes will be spread in a private
ceremony.
Marlin Perkins (left) and Jim Fowler.
Jim Fowler (April 9, 1930 – May 8, 2019)
Fowler was an professional zoologist and host of the Emmy
Award–winning television show Mutual of Omaha’s Wild
Kingdom.
Jim Fowler (left) on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(middle).
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Charles A. Lindberg completed the first solo nonstop airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean on this day in 1927. The trip began May 20.
The American branch of the Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton
on this day in 1881.
Clarissa "Clara" Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912)
Fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks (above) was murdered in a
"thrill killing" committed by Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard
Loeb (below) on this day in 1924. The killers were students
at the University of Chicago.
On this day in 1959, the musical "Gypsy" opened on Broadway
and played 702 performances, closing on March 25, 1961 at the
Imperial Theatre.
From left: Sandra Church as Louise, Ethel Merman starred as
Rose, and Jack Klugman as Herbie.
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