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FESS PARKER (August 16, 1924 – March 18, 2010)

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Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. was a film and television actor best known for his portrayals
of Davy Crockett in ABC/Walt Disney mini-series (1955-1956) and as NBC-TV’s
Daniel Boone (1964-1970). Parker was also known as a wine maker and a resort
owner-operator.

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ACTRESS JULIE NEWMAR TURNED 78 TODAY

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Julie Newmar (born Julia Chalene Newmeyer ) is a actress, dancer and
singer. Her most remembered role is Catwoman in the the ABC-TV series
Batman
(1966 to 1968). Her first major film role, billed as "Julie Newmeyer",
was as "Dorcas", one of the brides in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
(1954).  

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Julie as Catwoman

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ELVIS PRESLEY (JAN 8, 1935 – AUG 16, 1977)

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Elvis Aaron Presley is regarded as one of the most important figures of 20th-
century popular culture. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll"
or simply "the King". Nominated for 14 competitive Grammys, he won three,
and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36. He has
been inducted into four music halls of fame.

 

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ACTOR TIMOTHY HUTTON IS 51 TODAY

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Timothy  Hutton has the  distinction of being the youngest actor to win the 
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he won at the age of the
20 for his performance as Conrad Jarrett in Ordinary People (1980). Hutton
currently stars as Nathan “Nate” Ford on the TNT series Leverage which is
produced in Portland, Oregon.

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Timothy Hutton with his Best Supporting Actor Oscar

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Timothy Hutton (left) with costar Christian Kane on the set of Leverage

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Timothy Hutton (right) with Steve Karm, one of his Portland fans.

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FATAL PLANE CRASH ON THIS DAY IN 1935

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Humorist Will Rogers, left, and famed aviator Wiley Post, at the Renton
airport before their fatal
Alaska trip.    

 

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The crash site

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