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ACTRESS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1905

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From left: Myrna Loy and old friend Lauren Bacall

Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams in Helena, Montana
(August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993)


Myrna Loy was a popular actress from the 1930’s who starred in the film
The Thin Man (1934). She was named the Queen of Hollywood in 1937.

Although Loy was never nominated for a competitive Academy Award, in
March 1991 she was presented with an Honorary Academy Award with the
inscription "In recognition of her extraordinary qualities both on screen and
off, with appreciation for a lifetime’s worth of indelible performances".


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POPULAR WRESTLER HAS DIED AT AGE 61

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‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper (Roderick "Roddy" George Toombs)

(April 17, 1954 – July 30, 2015)

Canadian born Piper suffered a heart attack shortly before his death at
his home in California. He rose to fame in the 1980s as one of the biggest
stars of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) organization.

He took part in WrestleMania I back in 1985 and faced off against Hulk
Hogan and Mr. T, and after racking up 34 championships, he was inducted
into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.

In late 1978-early 1979, local wrestler Buddy Rose talked Piper into leaving
the California for even more fame in Don Owen’s Pacific Northwest Territory
where he teamed with Killer Tim Brooks, Rick Martel, and Mike Popovich to
win the
NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship. Piper also won the
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship with victories over both
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Jonathan Boyd and "Playboy" Buddy Rose.

Piper also moved into acting, landing starring roles in John Carpenter film
"They Live" in 1988 and in "Hell Comes to Frogtown."

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SINGLE RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1942

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The song  “I’ve Heard That Song Before” was recorded by Harry James and
his Orchestra with Helen Forrest on vocal on July 31, 1942. This was the last
day of recording before the Musician Union’s ban. The recording was issued
on Columbia and became a number one hit on both the pop and the Harlem
Hit Parade
in the USA in early 1943. This version of the song can be heard
in Woody Allen’s 1986 movie Hannah and Her Sisters.

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CARTOON RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1932

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Flowers and Trees
is a Silly Symphonies cartoon produced by Walt Disney,
directed by Burt Gillett, and released to theatres by United Artists. It was
the first commercially released film to be produced in the full-color three-
strip Technicolor process after several years of two-color Technicolor films.

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LOCAL GIRL IS 68 TODAY

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1965 Senior Year Book from Grant High School

                                               

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Sally Anne Struthers

Emmy Award-winning actress Sally Struthers played the role of
Gloria Stivic on the CBS television series All in the Family, for
which she won two Emmy awards. She later became a speaker
for Save the Children. Sally was born in Portland, Oregon and
attended Grant High School.

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