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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1933


Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer)
(April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967)

Actress, singer, and sex symbol Jayne Mansfield appeared on Broadway in Will
Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
(1955-1956). Her numerous Hollywood credits
include The Girl Can’t Help It (1956), and The Wayward Bus (1957). As a child,
she was a talented pianist and violinist who gave impromptu concerts in her
family’s driveway. In 1967, Mansfield was killed in a car crash at the age of 34.

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DORIS ROBERTS HAS DIED AT 90


Doris Roberts (Doris May Green) November 4, 1925 – April 17, 2016)

Roberts, known for her role as the mother from the CBS sitcom “Everybody Loves
Raymond” (1996-2005), passed away Sunday in L.A. She won five Emmy awards,
four of them for’’ ‘Raymond.’ Doris Roberts starred in many other movies, such
as “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989).

Roberts (far right) with the Everybody Loves Raymond cast.
The cast of “Everybody Loves Raymond”.

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ACTRESS HALEY MILLS IS 70 TODAY


Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills is the daughter of John Mills.

British actress Haley Mills played teen twins in The Parent Trap (1961) and 
received a BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her performance
in the 1959 film Tiger Bay.


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ROY CLARK IS 83 TODAY


Roy Linwood Clark was born in Meherrin, Virginia.

Country musician Roy Clark hosted Hee Haw for 20 years on CBS/syndication. He 
frequently guest-hosted for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show during the 1970s. 

Clark is highly regarded and renowned as a guitarist and banjo player, and is also
skilled in classical guitar along with several other instruments. He is a member of
the Grand Ole Opry, since 1987 and The Country Music Hall of Fame.


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