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A DISNEY DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1937

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Walt Disney debuted “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, the first, full-length,
animated feature at the Carthay Theatre in Hollywood, CA. A nationwide release
followed on February 4, 1938.

With international earnings of $8 million during its initial release briefly assumed
the record of highest grossing sound film at the time.

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ACTRESS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1898

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Irene Dunne, at about two years old.

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Irene Marie Dunn, born in Louisville, Kentucky 
    (December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990)

Irene Dunne was a film actress and singer of the 1930s, 1940s and early
1950s. She was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best
Actress
, for her performances in Cimarron (1931), Theodora Goes Wild
(1936), The Awful Truth (1937), Love Affair (1939) and I Remember
Mama
(1948). Dunne was named to the International Best Dressed
List
Hall of Fame in 1958. The actress played piano at an early age
and hoped to become an opera singer. 



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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Sandy Kozel

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BARBARA STANWYCK FOR RC COLA IN 1948

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The beverage R C Cola was developed in 1905 by Claud A. Hatcher, a
pharmacist in Columbus, Georgia.

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B.F.’s Daughter is a 1948 drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It is
adapted from
John P. Marquand‘s 1946 novel of the same name. In the
United Kingdom the film’s title was changed to Polly Fulton, since "B.F."
is a euphemism in England for "bloody fool."

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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Ross Simpson

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Steven Allan Spielberg is 68 years old today

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