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OLIVIA de HAVILLAND IS 96 TODAY

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Olivia Mary de Havilland was one of the foremost leading ladies of
Hollywood’s Golden Age. She began her career as a contract star for
Warner Bros. Pictures in 1935.

 

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On November 17, 2008 Olivia de Havilland received the National
Medal for the Arts from President George W. Bush.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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LENA HORNE, BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1917

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    Lena Mary Calhoun Horne
(June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010)

The singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer was born in
Brooklyn, New York. She joined the chorus of the Cotton Club at
the age of sixteen and became a nightclub performer before moving
to Hollywood, where she had small parts in numerous movies, and
more substantial parts in the films Cabin in the Sky (1940) and
Stormy Weather
(1943).

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JANE MANSFIELD DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1967

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Sam Brody and Jayne Mansfield

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The Mansfield accident scene

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An “empty tomb” monument, with incorrect birth year, was erected in honor
of Mansfield by her fan club at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood.

 

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Jayne Mansfield is interred in Fairview Cemetery near Pen Argyl,

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NELSON EDDY WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1901

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        Nelson Ackerman Eddy
(June 29, 1901 – March 6, 1967)

As a singer and actor, Nelson Eddy appeared in 19 musical films during the 
1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, TV, 
and in nightclubs, He is best remembered for the eight films in which he 
costarred with Jeanette MacDonald. He was one of the first “crossover” 
stars, appealing both to bobby-soxers as well as opera purists and,
during the height of his career, was the highest paid singer in the world. 

 

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