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JULIE LONDON

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             (September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000)

Julie London was a singer and actress, whose acting career lasted more
than 35 years. It concluded with the female lead role of nurse Dixie McCall
on the NBC television series Emergency (1972-1979). The show co-starred
her real-life husband Bobby Troup, and was produced by her ex-husband
Jack Webb.

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Julie London and Bobby Troup in Emergency

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Julie with husband Jack Web

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CHRISTOPHER REEVE ~

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                      (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004)

Christopher D’Olier Reeve was an American actor, film director, producer,
screenwriter and author. He achieved stardom for his acting achievements,
including his notable motion picture portrayal of the the superhero Superman
(1978, 1980, 1983, and 1987). On May 27, 1995, Reeve became a quadriplegic
after being thrown from a horse while participating in an equestrian competition
in Virginia. He required a wheelchair and breathing apparatus for the rest of his
life. He lobbied on behalf of people with spinal cord injuries, and for human
embryonic stem cell research afterward. He founded the Christopher Reeve
Foundation and co-founded the Reeve-Irvine Research Center. 

 

reeve time mag
August 26, 1996

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MEDICAL DRAMA PREMIERED ON THIS DATE IN 1969

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Medical Center
is a medical drama series which aired on the CBS television
network from Wednesday September 24, 1969 to September 6, 1976. The
lives of both doctors and patients at a fictitious university hospital in Los
Angeles were showcased each week.

 

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Filming an episode of Medical Center

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Chad Everett turned 75 on June 11

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‘‘IKE’’ HAD A HEART ATTACK ON THIS DAY IN 1955

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President Eisenhower sits in a wheelchair after being released from
Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in Denver

On Saturday September 24, 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered
a heart attack while vacationing in Denver, Colorado. He spent seven weeks
on the 8th floor of Fitzsimmons Army Hospital. In November the President
returned to Washington and then on to his farm in Gettysburg to recuperate.

heart attack book
1997 publication

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MEDICAL DRAMA PREMIERED ON THIS DATE IN 1969

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Marcus Welby, M.D. is a medical drama that aired on ABC-TV from Tuesday
September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. The pilot, A Matter of Humanities, had
previously aired as a ABC Movie of the Week on March 26, 1969. The shows
handling of many varied medical cases, some common and some uncommon,
made it an instant hit for ABC.

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 James Brolin     

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                                                    Elena Verdugo

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