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MOVIE SEQUEL HAS BEEN CONFIRMED

In 2009, the Star Trek film franchise underwent a re-launch with a prequel
to the original series set in an alternate timeline titled simply Star Trek. The
film featured a new cast portraying younger versions of the crew from the
original show. A sequel to that film, Star Trek Into Darkness, premiered on
May 16, 2013. A thirteenth film feature and sequel, Star Trek Beyond, has 
been confirmed for release in July to coincide with the franchise’s 50th
anniversary of the cult phenomenon. A new Star Trek TV series will also
debut in January 2017 on the digital platform
CBS All Access.

 

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ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1925


Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz)  
(June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010)

Tony Curtis is best remembered for starring in Some Like It Hot (1959).
His career, which spanned six decades, included roles on Spartacus
(1960), Operation Petticoat (1959), and The Defiant Ones (1958). He 
was stationed on a submarine while serving in the U.S. Navy. Curtis
married actress Janet Leigh in 1951, and their daughter is actress
Jamie Lee Curtis.


1953

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FORMER CHILD ACTOR IS 68 TODAY


      Jerry Mathers in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, 1966.


Gerald Patrick "Jerry" Mathers was born in Sioux City, Iowa.

Mathers is known for his classic role as a child on the CBS television
sitcom, Leave It To Beaver from 1957-1963. He made his first TV
commercial at age 2 for PET Milk and was a model for a department
store ad. Following his acting career, he became a successful banker
and real estate investor.

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In 1981, Jerry Mathers worked as a disc jockey at KEZY-AM
radio in Anaheim, California
.

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STARRING ON THE FIELD AND THE SCREEN

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1933

While at the University of Alabama, Brown was a prominent halfback on the football
team. He earned the nickname "The Dothan Antelope" and was inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame.



Johnny "Mack" Brown
(September 1, 1904 – November 14, 1974)

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HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST NEWS EVENTS

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CAMILLE BOHANNON


Marilyn Monroe
(Norma Jeane Mortenson)
(June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962)

Marilyn Monroe’s last film appearance came in the
1961 drama The Misfits, which was co-written by
her husband at the time, Arthur Miller.

           

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