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M*A*S*H ACTOR IS 79 TODAY

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Wayne-Rogers today

William Wayne McMillan Rogers III is a film and television actor, best
known for playing the role of ‘Trapper John’ McIntyre in the CBS TV
series, M*A*S*H (1972-1983).

He is a regular panelist on the Fox News Channel stock investment
TV program Cashin’ In, as a result of having built a successful career
as an investor and money manager.

 

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From left: Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, & Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H

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ACTOR ROY THINNES IS 74 TODAY

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Roy Thinnes is a television and film actor best known for his role of
David Vincent in the ABC series The Invaders (1967-1968). He also
portrayed the character Alfred Wentworth in the pilot episode of Law 
& Order
on NBC in 1990.

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RENOWNED AVIATOR DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1976

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Howard Robard Hughes, Jr.
(December 24, 1905– April 5, 1976)

Howard Hughes was one of the wealthiest people in the world as well
as one of the most influential and well respected aviators in history,
setting multiple world air-speed records. He received a special
Congressional Gold Medal in 1939 for recognition of his  many
achievements in advancing the science of aviation. 

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The H-4 “Hercules” flying boat (better known historically as the "Spruce Goose")

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MAJOR STAR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1900

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   Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967)

Spencer Tracy was one of the major stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age with
a career spanning 37 years. He was nominated for nine Academy Awards 
for Best Actor, a record he shares with Laurence Olivier, of which he won
two.  

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Spencer Tracy in Fury (1936), his first major hit

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ENTERTAINER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1913

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      Julia Frances Langford
(April 4, 1913 – July 11, 2005)

Frances Langford was a singer and entertainer, popular during the
Golden Age of Radio who also made film appearances over two
decades.

 

Frances Langford appeared as herself along with The Modernaires
in The Glenn Miller Story, 1954

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