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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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May 22, 1992 was the last "Tonight Show" with Johnny
Carson as host.

Carson presented retrospective of clips covering the
past 30 years. Carson said goodnight for the last time.       

    
    
   
1992: Johnny Carson

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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CAMILLE BOHANNON

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ACTOR FRED WARD HAS DIED AT AGE 79

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Freddie Joe Ward (December 30, 1942 – May 8, 2022)

NEW YORK (AP) — Fred Ward, a veteran actor who brought a
gruff tenderness to tough-guy roles in such films as "The Right
Stuff," "The Player" and "Tremors," has died.

Ward died Sunday, his publicist Ron Hofmann said Friday. No
cause or place of death was disclosed per the family’s wishes.

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LANDMARK FILM RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1941

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Months before its release, Orson Welles’ film Citizen Kane began generating such controversy that Radio City Music Hall eventually refused to show it. Instead, Citizen Kane, now revered as one of
the greatest movies in history, made its debut at the smaller RKO
Palace Theater on May 1, 1941.

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George Orson Welles
(May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985)

Orson Welles  is considered to be among the
greatest and most influential filmmakers of
all time.

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ACTOR TO RECEIVE HONORARY DOCTORATE

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William Defoe will be 67 years old July 22nd.


MILWAUKEE (AP) — Actor Willem Dafoe is set to receive an
honorary doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
next month.

University officials announced Friday that Dafoe will receive the doctorate of arts on May 22. He’s slated to speak at the school’s
two graduation ceremonies that day. He’ll receive the degree
during the second ceremony of the day.

Dafoe has appeared in more than 100 films, including "Platoon"
and the Spider-Man franchise. He’s been nominated four times
for an Academy Award for his work in "Platoon," "Shadow of the Vampire," "The Florida Project" and "At Eternity’s Gate." He’s
currently appearing in "The Northman."

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