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MUSICAL PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1959

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Starring Mary Martin as Maria and Theodore Bikel as Captain
von Trapp, the original Broadway production of
The Sound
of Music
premiered at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November
16, 1959, where it won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical
and Best Leading Actress. It later moved to the Mark Hellinger,
where it would end its lauded run on June 15, 1963 after 1,443
performances.
    

   
    
    
    
   

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TV BROADCAST PREMIERE ON THIS DAY

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(Fox News) – "The Wizard of Oz,"(1939) the Hollywood epic
beloved by generations of Americans for its fantastical
allegory rooted in love of heartland, home and family,
appeared on the CBS television network for the first time
on this date in history, Nov. 3, 1956.
 


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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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MIKE GRACIA

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Singer John J. (Cougar) Mellencamp is 71 years old today. 

Mellencamp has sold over 30 million albums in the US and
over 60 million worldwide.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, followed by an induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
in 2018.

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TIM MAGUIRE

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James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955)

After his death in a car crash on September 30, 1955, Dean became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy
Award
nomination for Best Actor for his role in East of
Eden
. Upon receiving a second nomination for his role in
Giant the following year.

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SANDY KOZEL

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Rudolph Valentino 
(nicknamed The Latin Lover)

(May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926)

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