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TONY DOW IS 71 TODAY


Tony Lee Dow was born in Hollywood, California.

Dow played big brother, Wally Cleaver on the CBS/ABC television series, Leave
it to
Beaver (1957 – 1963) which earned him a Former Child Star "Lifetime
Achievement" Award. He was a Junior Olympics diving champion in his teens. He  
has become a sculptor, creating abstract bronze sculptures (above).

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ED O’NEILL IS 70 TODAY

 


Edward Philip "Ed" O’Neill, Jr. was born in Youngstown, Ohio.

Ed O’Neill played Al Bundy on Fox- TV’s Married…With Children (1987-1997) 
and also stars as Jay Pritchett on ABC’s sitcom Modern Family (2009-present).

O’Neill briefly worked as a social studies teacher before pursuing acting. He is
a martial arts black belt, and was almost a professional football player but got
cut in training camp.

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JAMES NOBLE HAS DIED AT 94


James Wilkes Noble (March 5, 1922 – March 28, 2016) 

Actor James Noble, best known for his portrayal of the sweet-
natured but naive Governor on ABC’s 1980s sitcom Benson
died on Monday in Connecticut. A spokesman for Noble’s
family said that the actor had suffered a stroke the week
prior to his death.

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SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1977


Original air dates: March 15, 1977 – August 29, 1981.

The show was modeled on the life of syndicated newspaper columnist
Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book
by the same title.


Thomas Wardell Braden (February 22, 1917 – April 3, 2009)

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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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