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ACTRESS TINA LOUISE IS 82 TODAY


Tina Louise (born Tina Blacke in  New york City)

Tina Louise played Ginger in the CBS sitcom Gilligan’s Island
(1964-1967). Her role in the 1958 film God’s Little Acre earned
her a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year. She began
studying acting, singing and dancing at the age of seventeen.

             

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TV ACTOR HAS DIED AT AGE 94


Abraham Charles "Abe" Vigoda (February 24, 1921 – January 26, 2016)

Vigoda is most notable for his portrayal of Sal Tessio in the 1972 Francis Ford
Coppola
film The Godfather, for the 1990 film Joe Versus the Volcano, and for
his portrayal of Detective Sgt. Phil Fish on the television sitcom series Barney
Miller
from 1975 to 1977 and on its spinoff show Fish that aired from February
1977 to June 1978 on ABC.

On January 22, 2016, Vigoda’s nephew, Jesse Vigoda Kurland, reported that
Abe Vigoda was dying and had been committed into a hospice, having stopped
taking his medication.

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SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1972


Original airing on NBC: January 14, 1972 – March 25, 1977.

Sanford and Son has been hailed as the precursor to many other African
American
sitcoms
. It was a ratings hit throughout its six-season run. In 2007,
Time magazine included the show on their list of the "100 Best TV Shows of
All Time".

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TV SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1961


The sitcom first aired in syndication from January 5 to July 2, 1961,
and then on CBS from October 1, 1961, to February 6, 1966. The
show is one of the few series to debut in syndication and be picked
up by a major network for prime time.


Comedian George Burns financed the original pilot for Mister Ed
which was shot at his McCadden Studio in Hollywood at a cost
of $70,000. Scott McKay played Wilbur.
Jack Benny was also
involved in the production behind the scenes.

 


The voice of Mr. Ed

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