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RICHARD DAWSON IS DEAD AT 79

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          Richard Dawson (30 November 1932 – 2 June 2012)

(Fox News) Former host of "Family Feud" Richard Dawson has died at
79 from complications due to esophageal cancer.

Dawson’s son, Gary, announced the death in a Facebook message, TMZ
reports.

“He was an amazing talent, a loving husband, a great dad, and a doting
grandfather. He will be missed but always remembered, “the message read.

Dawson hosted the popular game show from 1976-1985 and 1994-1995. He
was also known for his role as Corporal Newkirk in "Hogan’s Heroes."

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PAT BOONE TURNED 78 TODAY

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Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone was a successful pop singer during the
1950s and early 1960s. He sold over 45 million albums, had 38 Top
40 hits and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood movies. According
to Billboard, Boone was the second biggest charting artist of the late
1950s, behind only Elvis Presley, but ahead of Ricky Nelson and the
Platters.

 



“Love letters in The Sand” was a big hit in June and July
1957,
spending 5 weeks at number one on the Billboard
Top 100
, 34 weeks in total on the chart.

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1959 issue

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NORMA JEANE BAKER, BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1926

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           Marilyn Monroe
(June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962)

Marilyn Monroe’s brief career as an actress spanned 16 years. She
made 29 films, 24 during the first 8 years and became the world’s
most popular and enduring sex symbol.
 
                      

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FILM ICON IS 82 TODAY

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Clint Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the
TV
series Rawhide (1959–1965). He rose to fame for playing the Man with
No
 Name in Sergio Leone‘s Dollars trilogy of spaghetti westerns during the 
late 1960s and as Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry films. Eastwood won
Academy Awards for Best Director and Producer of the Best Picture for
the films Unforgiven In 1992 and Million Dollar Baby in 2004. Eastwood
has contributed to over 50 films over his career as actor, director, and
producer.



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Clint in Dirty Harry

 

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Eastwood in Unforgiven

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Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino, 2008

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HOPE BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1903

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Bob Hope, (born Leslie Townes Hope in London, England)
                       
                           (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003)

Bob Hope was a legendary comedian and actor who appeared in
vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He
was also noted for his work with the
US Armed Forces and his
199 known
USO shows entertaining American military personnel.


                        

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Photo of Bob at one of his USO shows

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