Dr. Kildare was an NBC television series which ran until April 5, 1966 for a total 
of 190 episodes in five seasons. The show premiered at the same time as an 
ABC medical drama, Ben Casey. Kildare told the story of a young intern, Dr. 
James Kildare played by Richard Chamberlain.

George Richard Chamberlain is 79 (Mar. 31, 1934)

Valerie Harper is best remembered for her roles as Rhoda Morgenstern
in the 1970s CBS television series The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-
1977) and its spin-off, Rhoda (1974-1978) and later as Valerie Hogan
in Valerie on NBC/CBS (1986-1991).

Harper was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009 and recent tests results
showed she has a rare type of incurable brain cancer. She is currently
undergoing chemotherapy to slow its progress.

Kevin Tighe (Jon Kevin Fishburn)

Tighe is best known as Fireman Roy DeSoto on the NBC – TV hit, Emergency!
(1972-1977). He was also in Another 47 Hrs. (1990) and What’s Eating Gilbert
Grape (1993).

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a
government-run military veteran benefit system which is
administered by the United States Secretary of Veterans
Affairs. It is the second largest department, after the
United States Department of Defense.