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ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1914

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Ray (Herman) Walston (December 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001)

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Walston was an stage, television and film actor best known as the
title character on the CBS
situation comedy My Favorite Martian from
1963 to 1966.

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A HOLIDAY RADIO CLASSIC!

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The Cinnamon Bear is a Christmas fantasy adventure written by author
Glanville Heisch that chronicles the adventures of twins Judy and Jimmy
Barton and their exciting trip through Maybeland, searching for the the
Crazy Quilt Dragon who has the missing Silver Star that belongs atop
their Christmas tree.

A fifteen minute episode was aired once a day, debuting nationally on
November 29th, 1937 and ending Christmas Eve. In Portland, the show
debuted on Thursday, November 25th on KALE radio (KPOJ). 
 

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LARRY HAGMAN IS 81 TODAY

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A young Larry at Oxe Military Institute

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Larry Hagman in I Dream of Jeannie on NBC (1965 to 1970)


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DISNEY CLASSIC RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1950

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Cinderella was the first full-bodied feature produced by Walt Disney 
since Bambi in 1942. It was the twelfth film in the Disney Animated
Classics Series.
Cinderella was acknowledged as the 9th greatest
film in the animation genre.


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WRITER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1882

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Alan Alexander Milne
(18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956)

Milne was a noted English writer and playwright, best known for his
classic children’s books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh. 

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Christopher Robin Milne, the author’s only child, was the inspiration
for the Pooh books.

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