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‘’THE DUKE’’ WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1907

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      Marion Mitchell Morrison
( Marion Robert Morrison)

                         (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979)

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JAMES ARNESS WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1923

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          James King Arness
(May 26, 1923 – June 3, 2011)

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James Arness was best remembered for his portrayal of 
Marshal Matt Dillon on the CBS television series Gunsmoke
for 20 years (1955-1975).

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Johnny Carson, left, and ‘Gunsmoke’ actor James Arness on ‘The Johnny Carson Show’ in 1955-56.

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ACTRESS JOAN COLLINS IS 79 TODAY

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Joan Henrietta Collins is an English actress, author and columnist.  After
making her stage debut in A Doll’s House at the age of 9, she was trained
as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. At the age
of 22, Collins headed to Hollywood to begin a film career.

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on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989.

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FAMOUS OUTLAWS KILLED ON THIS DAY IN 1934

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             Bonnie Elizabeth Parker                       Clyde Chestnut Barrow   
           (Oct. 1, 1910-May 23, 1934)                 (Mar. 24, 1909-May 23, 1934) 
                   
        

The well-known criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow traveled the Central  
U.S.with their gang the “Barrow Gang” during the Great Depression. The gang is believed to have killed at least nine police officers and committed several civilian murders. The couple themselves were eventually ambushed and killed on a rural
road in Louisiana by law officers. Their exploits became a major part of American
pop folklore with the
1967 film Bonnie and Clyde, starring Warren Beatty and Faye
Dunaway.


   

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The the ambush site was located on a desolate road, deep in the Louisiana woods

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The Bonnie and Clyde 1934 Ford V8 Deluxe Sedan after the ambush


 

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The Bonnie and Clyde Death Car on display at a museum in Nevada

 

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WEDDING OF BOGIE AND BACALL ON THIS DAY IN 1945

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Lauren Becall is 87 (Sep. 16, 1924)

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