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DISNEY FILM RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1950

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A live-action remake of the same name directed by Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet,
Henry V
, Thor) and starring Lily James as Cinderella and Cate Blanchett as
Lady Tremaine is scheduled to be released on March 13, 2015.

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THE BLONDE BOMBSHELL’S BIRTHDAY

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


Harlow’s first major appearance was in Hell’s Angels (1930), followed
by a series of critically unsuccessful films, before signing with Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer
in 1932. She died during the filming of Saratoga in
1937 at the age of 26 from kidney  disease. The movie was completed
using doubles and released a little over a month after her death. The 
American Film Institute ranked her as the 22nd greatest female star in 
Hollywood history.

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HISTORICAL NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Sandy Kozel

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VINTAGE MOVIE FILMED IN OREGON ~

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Movie poster for “Rachel and the Stranger,” shot in the Springfield-Eugene
area of Oregon.

While the western film “Rachel and the Stranger” had a low budget, it was RKO‘s
most successful film in 1948, making $395,000.

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Clip from the colorized version

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ROBERT CONRAD IS 80 TODAY

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Robert Conrad was born Conrad Robert Norton Falk in
Chicago, Illinois.

Conrad spent some time as a recording artist in his younger
years at Warner Bros. recording division. He suffered severe
nerve injuries following a head-on auto accident in 2003, which
left his right side partially paralyzed.

Original run on NBC: September 23, 1976 – April 6, 1978

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