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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1921

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Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae in “Oklahoma”

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Albert Gordon MacRae (March 12, 1921 – January 24, 1986)

Actor and singer Gordon MacRae is best known for his roles in the 
versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, Oklahoma!
(1955) and Carousel
(1956), and playing Bill Sherman in On
Moonlight Bay
(1951) and for his appearance in By The Light
of the Silvery Moon
 (1953).
He made his Broadway debut in
1942 and acquired his first recording contract soon afterwards.

Before fame, MacRae served as a navigator in the United States
Army
Air Forces during World War ll.

 


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HISTORICAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

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Sandy Kozel

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HISTORICAL NEWS HIGHTLIGHTS

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Mike Gracia


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Robert “Rob” Reiner is 68 years old today.

 

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CHARACTER ACTOR DIES AT 64

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Daniel von Bargen (June 5, 1950 – March 1, 2015)

(FoxNews) – According to Cincinnati TV station WLWT, Daniel von
Bargen
, a character actor who played George’s apathetic boss on
"Seinfeld" among numerous other roles, has died. Von Bargen died
Sunday after having experienced complications of diabetes for years.

A Cincinnati, Ohio, native, von Bargen appeared in dozens of TV
shows and movies over a decades-long career, including the
memorable role of Commandant Edwin Spangler on TV’s "Malcolm
In The Middle
," but he is perhaps best known as Mr. Kruger, George
Costanza’s lazy boss on Season 9 of "Seinfeld."

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Von Bargen as Commandant Edwin Spangler

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DEAN STOCKWELL IS 79 TODAY

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Dean Stockwell (born Robert Dean Stockwell in North Hollywood, California)

Actor Stockwell’s career spans over 65 years. He signed a contract with Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer as a child and received attention with such films as “Anchors
Aweigh” (1945) and “The Green Years” (1946). In later years, he was known
for his role on NBC’S “Quantum Leap” (1989-1993).  

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Stockwell in “A Quality of Mercy”, a Twilight Zone episode
that originally aired on December 29, 1961.

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