From left: Walter Matthau and Art Carney in a scene from the play. Matthau
was replaced with Jack Klugman, starting in November 1965.

Robert Blake was born Michael James Vincenzo Gubitosi in Nutley, New Jersey. He 
went from child actor in 1939 to ABC – TV’s "Baretta" (1975-1978). Blake was later 
arrested for the 2001 murder of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakely. In 2005, he was tried 
and acquitted.  

Detective Anthony Vincenzo "Tony" Baretta with Fred the
Cockatoo

1976

     Stone in Vietnam (Sept. 16, 1967 – late November, 1968)

Oliver Stone was part of the battle at Firebase Burt on the
evening of January 1, 1968.  He was wounded twice and
awarded the Bronz Star for combat gallantry. He was also
awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.

Oliver Stone is 66 today

In 1997, "Days Like This" was featured on the soundtrack of the film, As Good as It Gets.

The Northern Irish singer-songwriter is 67 today

 
                                  Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski     

On August 9, 1969, cult leader Charles Manson and his followers entered the
home of movie director Roman Polanski and brutally murdered Polanski’s
wife (actress Sharon Tate), movie director Voityck Frykowski, famous hair
stylist Jay Sebring, student Steven Parent and coffee heiress Abigail Folger.
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