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LESLIE UGGAMS IS 77 TODAY

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Leslie Uggams is a actress and singer, best known for her
work in the ABC miniseries Roots (1977). She made her
singing debut on the Lawrence Welk Show and was a
regular on NBC’s Sing Along with Mitch (1961-1964),
starring record producer-conductor Mitch Miller. She
also appeared in her own CBS television variety show,
The Leslie Uggams Show
in 1969. 

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Mitch Miller and Leslie Uggams

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Leslie Uggams as Kizzy in a scene from Roots

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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Mike Gracia

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JOAN COLLINS IS 80 TODAY

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Joan Henrietta Collins is a British born actress, author and columnist who 
at age 22, headed to Hollywood and landed sultry roles in films such as
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955) and Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boys! 
(1958).

Collins also protrayed Alexis Carrington Colby, the role for which she is
perhaps best known, in the long-running prime-time ABC television
soap opera Dynasty (1981-1989).

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Ed Donahue

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REMEMBERING RAYMOND BURR

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Raymond William Stacey Burr
(May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993)

Burr is primarily known for his title roles in the television dramas Perry
Mason on CBS (1957-1966) and NBC series Ironside (1967-1975)

 

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Raymond Burr as seen in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, 1954

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