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FIRST STAR TREK EPISODE ON THIS DAY IN 1966

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The Sci-Fi franchise Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry, aired the
first season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series on NBC-TV entitled
"The Man Trap". It was written by
George Clayton Johnson, and directed
by
Marc Daniels.  

After three seasons, NBC television canceled the show, and the last
original episode aired on June 3, 1969.

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RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH IS 89 TODAY

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Richard Samuel Attenborough (Baron Attenborough) is an English actor,
director, producer and entrepreneur. He is the current President of the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).

As a film director and producer, he won two Academy Awards for Gandhi
in 1982. He has also won four BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globe
Awards
. As an actor he is perhaps best known for his roles in Brighton
Rock
(1947), The Great Escape (1963), 10 Rillington Place (1971),
Miracle on 34th Street
(1994) and Jurassic Park (1993).

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From left: James Stewart and Richard Attenborough from “Flight
of The Phoenix”

 

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From “Miracle on 34th Street”

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NEW TO DVD THIS WEEK ~

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The made in Portland NBC television series features the 22 original run episodes
from October 28, 2011 to May 18, 2012 on 5 Discs.

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TV crew taping a scene for the series Grimm

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LOUISE FLETCHER IS 78 TODAY

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Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the
Cuckoo’s Nest 

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Actress Louise Fletcher gained  prominence for her performance as Nurse
Ratched
in One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1975, for which she won the
Academy Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading
Role
and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama.

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HARRISON FORD IS 70 TODAY

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Harrison Ford was born in Chicago, Illinois. His career has spanned six
decades and includes roles in several Hollywood blockbusters Star Wars
trilogy, the Indiana Jones film series. Five of his films have been inducted
into the National Film Registry. In 1997, Ford was ranked No. 1 in Empire‘s
"The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.

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Harrison Ford & Steven Spielberg on the set of Indiana Jones
and the Temple of
Doom, 1984

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