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IRONSIDE DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1967

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Ironside is a Universal television series which ran on NBC from September
14, 1967 to January 16, 1975. The show starred Raymond Burr (above) as
the Wheelchair-confined Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside. Burr’s 
character debuted in a made for TV movie. The show earned Burr six
Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations.  

The opening theme music was written by Quincy Jones and was the first
synthesizer-based television theme song.

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JERRY LEWIS WITH COLONEL SANDERS

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COMEDIAN MARTIN SHORT IS 61 TODAY

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Martin  Short is a Canadian born comedian,actor,writer, producer and singer. His
comedy work includes starring in such film as Three Amigos (1986), Innerspace
(1987,) and Pure Luck (1991). Short has resumed work in the theater, earning
several Tony Awards. Martin’s Grimley character (below) has become his best-
known original character. Short is also recognized for his impersonations of
various celebrities.

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Martin as Grimley

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Martin’s Jiminy Glick character

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LEONARD NIMOY IS 80 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Leonard Simon Nimoy is a actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. His most famous role is that of Spock in the original Star Trek series 1966–1969, multiple films, television and video game sequels. Nimoy began his career in his early twenties, teaching acting classes in Hollywood and making minor film and television appearances through the 1950s, as well as playing the title role in the 1952 boxing movie Kid Monk Baroni . In 1965, he made his first appearance in the rejected Star Trek pilot, "The
Cage", and would go on to play the character of Mr. Spock until 1969, followed by
seven further films and a number of guest slots in various sequels. His character of
Spock resulted in three Emmy Award nominations; TV Guide named Spock one of the
50 greatest TV characters. Nimoy also had a recurring role in Mission: Impossible as 
well as several well-received stage appearances.

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KID MONK MOVIE

 

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Spock giving the Vulcan salute (Live long and prosper Leonard)

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SARAH JESSICA PARKER TURNED 46 TODAY

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Sarah Jessica Parker, film, television, and theater actress and producer is 
best known for her leading role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO television
series Sex and the City (1998–2004), for which she won four Golden Globe 
Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Emmy Awards. Parker
has also appeared in many films, including Footloose (1984), L.A.Story
(1991), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), and Mars Attacks (1996).

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Sarah Jessica Parker in Footloose

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Parker in L.A. Story, her breakthrough film

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