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CHARACTER’S DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1940

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The cartoon character Bugs Bunny is widely considered to have made his debut
in director Tex Avery‘s Oscarnominated animated film A Wild Hare (1940). He 

has appeared in more films than any other cartoon character and is the ninth
most-portrayed film personality in the world. He even has his own star on the
Hollywood  Walk of Fame..

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ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1894

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Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974)

Brennan played Grandpa McCoy on The Real McCoys sitcom on ABC from
1957 to 1963. He, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Jack Nicholson are the first three
men to win three Oscar Awards.

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LOUISE FLETCHER IS 81 TODAY

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Louise Fletcher
12/18/2011 16th Annual Satellite Awards held at The Beverly Hills Hotel in
Beverly Hills, CA †Photo by Manae Nishiyama / HollywoodNewsWire.net/ PictureLux

Estelle Louise Fletcher was born in Birmingham, Alabama.

She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Nurse
Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975). Her other
notable films include Cruel Intentions (1999), and Flowers in the
Attic
(1987). She worked as a secretary by day and took acting
lessons by night.

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THEODORE BIKEL HAS DIED AT 91

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Theodore Meir Bikel (May 2, 1924 – July 21, 2015)

Bikel was a widely recognized recorded folksinger and guitarist. In 1969
he began acting and singing on stage as Tevye in the musical Fiddler
on the Roof
, a role he performed more often than any other actor to
date. The play won nine Tony Awards and was the longest-running
musical in Broadway history. He died at UCLA Medical Center in Los
Angeles as a result of natural causes, according to publicist Harlan
Boll.

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ACTOR GEORGE COE HAS DIED AT 86

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George Coe
(May 10, 1929 – July 18, 2015)
He bas born in Jamaica, Queens, New York
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Variety – George Coe, an actor with extensive credits and a
longtime activist in the Screen Actors Guild, died Saturday in
Santa Monica, Calif., after battling a long illness.

Coe acted for more than 50 years of film, TV, commercial and
stage work. He had a lengthy career as a commercial performer
both on camera and voiceover, including six years as the voice
of Toyota.

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Coe in the voiceover studio

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