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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
HENRY WINKLER IS 70 TODAY
Henry Franklin Winkler was born in New, York.
Winkler rose to popularity protraying The Fonz on Happy Days during the 1970s
on ABC television. He made his acting debut in his 8th grade school production
of Billy Budd, after which he earned his bachelor’s degree from Emerson College
in 1967 and graduated from Yale School of Drama in 1970.
CHRISTOPHER LLOYD 77 TODAY
Christopher Allen Lloyd was born in Stamford, Connecticut.
Actor Christopher Lloyd is best known for playing "Reverend" Jim
Ignatowski on the ABC television sitcom Taxi and Emmett "Doc"
Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy. His acting has earned him
an Independent Spirit Award and multiple Primetime Emmy Awards,
as well as nominations for Saturn Awards and a Daytime Emmy
Award. He began taking acting classes in New York City at the
age of 19. He debuted on Broadway in 1969 in the play Red,
White and Maddox.

LINDA LAVIN IS 78 YEARS YOUNG TODAY
Linda Lavin was born in Portland, Maine.
Television fans will remember Lavin as struggling waitress Alice in the CBS
sitcom of the same title (1976-1985). She was born into a musical family and
began performing at age five.
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