Archive for the 'MOVIES' Category

DWAYNE HICKMAN TURNED 78 TODAY

dwayne hickman yng auto

"Hollywood Collectors & Celebrities Show"

Dwayne Bernard Hickman is a former actor and television executive at CBS,
known primarily for his "teenage" roles on television
sitcoms. Hickman is best
known for playing Chuck MacDonald, Bob Collins’s (played by
Bob Cummings)
teenaged nephew, on the popular 1950s series, The Bob Cummings Show

(a.k.a. Love That Bob), and the title role in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.

hickman and denver
Dwayne Hickman and Bob Denver from Dobie Gillis

 

posted by Bob Karm in BIRTHDAY,Comedy,CURRENT EVENTS,HISTORY,MOVIES,MUSIC,Sitcom,THEN AND NOW,TV and have No Comments

SINGER-DANCER DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1990

Young-Sammy-Davis-Jr
Sammy at 6 years old 

Sammy_Davis_Jr_1989
Sammy Davis, Jr. in 1989

sammydavisgrave

 

sammy in studio

“I Gotta Be Me” was a surprise hit for Davis, peaking at #11
on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1969, and remaining
in the Top 40 for 11 weeks. It was Davis’ third highest
charting single on the Hot 100 chart.

rat-pack 1
From left: Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Frank Sinatra (the “Rat Pack”) 

posted by Bob Karm in DEATH,HISTORY,MOVIES,MUSIC,Musical,TV,VARIETY SHOW and have No Comments

ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1905

henry fonda yng

Henry-Fonda-ltr

     Henry Jaynes Fonda
(May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982)

Henry Fonda was named the sixth-Greatest Male Star of All Time by the
American Film Institute.

12 angry men poster


1957

          h fonda stp

posted by Bob Karm in BIRTHDAY,Drama,HISTORY,MOVIES and have No Comments

ORGANIZATION FORMED ON THIS DAY IN 1927

the academy

forming the academy

Hollywood film industry leaders gathered in a hotel ballroom to organize the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.


The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional
honorary organization composed of over 6,000 motion picture professionals
dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of
motion pictures. It
is known around the world for its annual
Academy Awards, informally known
as the "Oscars".

.

OSCARS

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,Awards,DEBUT,HISTORY,MOVIES and have No Comments

FAMED DANCER/SINGER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1899

Astaire-Fred yng

Fred%20Astaire ltr
                  
                   Fred Astaire
(born Frederick Austerlitz) 

                           (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987)

posted by Bob Karm in BIRTHDAY,Dance,HISTORY,MOVIES,MUSIC,Stage and have No Comments