Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006)

Owens was a country singer with the group the Buckaroos, known for
pioneering the Bakersfield Sound. He was also the co-host of a radio
show called Buck and Britt. He released ten #1 country albums from
1963 to 1968.

Billie Burke in “The Wizard  of Oz”, she was 54 years old then

Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970)

Burke gave the memorable performance as Glinda, the Good Witch, in the 1939
film, “The Wizard of Oz”. She hosted her talk show, At Home With Billie Burke, from
1951 to 1952. Before fame she toured with her father, who worked as a circus clown.

Burke was also the wife of Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., of Ziegfeld Follies fame, from 1914
until his death.

Burke (r) being interviewed in 1949 by pioneer broadcaster Ruth Crane
Schaefer on ABC Radio affiliate WMAL.

      Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997)

Mitchum was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut where he attended McKinley
Grammar School.  After being expelled from high school, he traveled the
country on railroad cars, taking odd jobs to support himself. He became
a boxer and was forced into a chain gang, which he escaped from.

Determined to break into the movies, he got an agent who found work for
him in the Hopalong Cassidy westerns then filming at UA. Playing bits and
often unbilled, Mitchum appeared in seven of the films and soon found
additional work at other studios.

It was 1944’s “When Strangers Marry”, directed by William Castle, that
gave him a role in which he attracted the attention of critics and producers
alike. This led to his being cast in MGM’s 1944 film “Thirty Seconds Over
Tokyo” starring Spencer Tracy.

    
 
  Robert Mitchum in “Night of the Hunter” (1955)

    Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin at 27 years old in 1916

                            (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977)

Comedian Charlie Chaplin is considered to be one of the most important
figures in the history of the film industry. His career spanned more than
75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death
at age 88.

Tree planting in Los Angles, 2004 (George Harrison inset)

A tree planted in the memory of legendary guitarist George Harrison
has been killed – by a BEETLES infestation. Officials have not yet set
a date for when the tree will be replaced. A councilman told the Times
that it will be replaced soon. 

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