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IT MADE NEWS ON THIS DAY IN 1952

 
Newlyweds Ronald and Nancy Reagan cutting their wedding
cake.

Actor and future President Ronald Reagan married his second wife,
actress Nancy Davis in Los Angeles at the Little Brown Church in the
Valley. Nancy Davis, whose real name is Anne Frances Robbins, met
her future husband in 1951 while she was at MGM Studios for her first
screen role in the movie Shadow on the Wall. At the same Reagan was
serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild.


Engagement Photo of Ronald Reagan to Nancy Davis in
January 1952.


Former President Ronald Reagan with the former First Lady
Nancy as they celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.  
 
 

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CHILD ACTRESS ~ THEN AND NOW


Susan Lynn Gordon (July 27, 1949 — December 11, 2011)

Susan Gordon was a child actress who appeared in films and numerous
episodes of television programs such as The Twilight Zone, Gun Smoke,
My Three Sons, and The Donna Reed Show. She died at age 62 due to
thyroid cancer.   

Susan Gordon signature
Publicity still from Twilight Zone episode, “The Fugitive” (1962)

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1911


Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter)
(March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937)

Harlow’s first major appearance was in the Howard Hughes production
of Hell’s Angels (1930). She later signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
in 1932 and starred in a string of hit films including Red Dust (1932),
Dinner at Eight (1933), Reckless (1935), and Suzy (1936). She also 
co-starred with William Powell, Spencer Tracy, and made six films with
Clark Gable. The American Film Institute ranked her as the 22nd greatest
female star
of classic Hollywood cinema. Harlow died from kidney disease 
at the young age of 26.

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REVIEWING PAST NEWS EVENTS

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ACTOR DANIEL CRAIG IS 48 TODAY


Daniel Wroughton Craig was born in Chester, Cheshire,England.

Craig was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his debut as James Bond in 
Casino Royale in 2006. He then went on to portray Bond in three more 
films: Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre. He began acting in school
plays at the age of six, and was introduced to serious acting by attending
the Everyman Theatre in nearby Liverpool city centre. In his first screen
role, he played an Afrikaner in The Power of One in 1992.

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