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ACTRESS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1898
Irene Dunne, at about two years old.
Irene Marie Dunn, born in Louisville, Kentucky
(December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990)
Irene Dunne was a film actress and singer of the 1930s, 1940s and early
1950s. She was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best
Actress, for her performances in Cimarron (1931), Theodora Goes Wild
(1936), The Awful Truth (1937), Love Affair (1939) and I Remember
Mama (1948). Dunne was named to the International Best Dressed
List Hall of Fame in 1958. The actress played piano at an early age
and hoped to become an opera singer.
BARBARA STANWYCK FOR RC COLA IN 1948
The beverage R C Cola was developed in 1905 by Claud A. Hatcher, a
pharmacist in Columbus, Georgia.
B.F.’s Daughter is a 1948 drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It is
adapted from John P. Marquand‘s 1946 novel of the same name. In the
United Kingdom the film’s title was changed to Polly Fulton, since "B.F."
is a euphemism in England for "bloody fool."
SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1960
"Calendar Girl" was written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Greenfield
got the inspiration for the song title from an old movie listing in TV Guide. The
song required 26 takes over a three-hour period to record. It reached #4 on
the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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