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COMEDY PIONEER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1890

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                   Arthur Stanley "Stan" Jefferson
 

                 (16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965)

Known professionally as Stan Laurel, the English comic actor,
writer and film director, was the famous first half of the comedy
team Laurel and Hardy.

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From left: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy

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IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK!

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Alcatraz Island, Calif.

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From left: prisoners Frank Morris,Clearance Anglin and brother John
Anglin. Morris was the mastermind behind the escape attempt.

The June 11, 1962 Alcatraz escape was an attempt by convicted bank robbers
Clarence Anglin, John Anglin and Frank Morris to escape Alcatraz Island, one
of the country’s most famous prisons. They burrowed out of their cells with
spoons, climbed a ventilation shaft onto the roof and then climbed down
and left the island on a makeshift raft made of raincoats.Their escape was
not realized until the next morning. Despite an extensive search, the men
were never heard from again and their fates remain unknown to this day.


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The 1979 movie based on the true story.

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PAUL LYNDE WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1926

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       Paul Edward Lynde (June 13, 1926 – January 10, 1982)

A noted comedian and character actor, Lynde was well known for his
roles as Uncle Arthur on ABC’s Bewitched (1964-72) and Harry MacAfee,
the father in Bye Bye Birdie – both the stage musical (1960) and the film-
version
(1963). He was also the regular "center square" guest on the
NBC game show Hollywood Squares from 1968 to 1981.


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ANNE FRANK WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1929

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"Anne" Marie Frank (12 June 1929 – early March 1945)

Anne Frank was one of the most discussed Jewish victims of the
Holocaust. Her diary, which was given to her on her 13th birthday,
chronicles her life from 12 June 1942 until her last entry 1 August
1944. It has been the basis for several plays and films.

Anne Frank and her sister, Margot, both died of typhus in Bergen-
Belsen concentration camp
in March of 1945.
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The diary on display at the Westerbork Remembrance Centre in Hooghalen, northeast Netherlands.

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FILM ACTRESS IS DEAD AT 94

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Ann Rutherford as Scarlett’s sister Carreen in “Gone
With the Wind”

 

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       Ann Rutherford
(November 2, 1917 – June 11, 2012)

(AP)-Ann Rutherford, the demure brunette actress who played the
sweetheart in the long-running Andy Hardy series and Scarlett O’Hara’s
youngest sister in "Gone With the Wind” (1939), has died. She was 94.

A close friend, actress Anne Jeffreys, tells the Los Angeles Times that
Rutherford died Monday night at her home in Beverly Hills. She had
heart problems and was in declining health.

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