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ICONIC STAR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1929

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Audrey Hepburn
 (born 
Audrey Kathleen Ruston in Belgium)
(May 4, 1929 – January 20, 1993)

Hepburn was active during Hollywood’s Golden Age. She starred in
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961) and received a Golden Globe Award for
her performance in “Roman
Holiday” (1953). She was ranked by the
American Film Institute as the third greatest female screen legend in the
history of
American cinema and has been placed in the national Best
Dressed List
Hall of Fame. In 1993, she received a Screen Actors Guild
Life Achievement Award.

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FILMING BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1974

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Director Steven Spielberg

Principal photography for “Jaws” began on the island of Martha’s Vineyard,
Massachusetts. The location was chosen because the surrounding ocean
had a sandy bottom that never dropped below 35 feet out from shore which
allowed the mechanical sharks to operate.

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS

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Ross Simpson

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SINGLE RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1957

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"Jailhouse Rock" was released on September 24, 1957, to coincide with
the release of Presley’s motion picture, Jailhouse Rock.

The single is #67 on Rolling Stones list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All
Time
and was named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs
that Shaped Rock and Roll
. In 2004, it finished at #21 on AFI’s 100 Years..
100 Songs
survey of top tunes in American cinema.

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JAYNE MEADOWS HAS PASSED AT 95

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Jayne Meadows (Jane Meadows Cotter; September 27, 1919 – April 26, 2015)

Jayne Meadows Allen, award winning stage and screen actress, died peacefully of natural causes in her Encino, Calif. home Sunday night at age 95.

Jayne — who was born in Wuchang, China to missionary parents — enjoyed more
than six decades in the entertainment industry, from Broadway roles like "The
Gazebo" in 1958 to her Emmy-nominated role on CBS’ "High Society" in 1995.

Jayne was also a regular panelist on the CBS hit program, "I’ve Got a Secret” and
During her run on the show, she was the highest rated actress on CBS, second
only to Lucille Ball.

Jayne’s husband of 46 years, Steve Allen — the first host of "The Tonight Show" — passed away in 2000.

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Jane Meadows with husband Steve Allen circa 1980s

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