Harper played Rhoda Morgenstern on the CBS sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore
Show (1970-1977) and on the spin-off series Rhoda (1974-1978). She earned
four Emmy Awards for her role as Rhoda across the two series. Her career in
roles began as a dancer and chorus girl in various Broadway productions
and made her big screen debut in the 1956 feature Rock Rock Rock!
On March 6, 2013, Harper announced that tests from a hospital stay revealed
she has a rare condition in which cancer cells spread into the meninges, the
membranes surrounding the brain. Last year Harper said she was responding
well to chemotherapy treatment.
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VALERIE HARPER IS 76 TODAY
CINDY WILLIAMS IS 68 TODAY
Williams starred as Shirley Feeney on the ABC series Laverne
and Shirley from 1976 to 1983. She was also Laurie Henderson
in the hit 1973 coming of age film American Graffiti. She debuted
as an actress through a variety of commercials for Foster Grant
sunglasses. She made her big screen debut in the 1970 Roger
Corman film Gas-s-s-s.
ROSE MARIE IS 92 TODAY
Rose Marie Mazetta was born in New York City, New York.
Marie is best known for playing writer Sally Rogers on the CBS
television series The Dick Van Dyke Show from 1961 to 1966,
she also played Myrna Gibbons on The Doris Day Show from
1969 to 1971 on CBS. She began her career in entertainment
as a child singer, performing under the name Baby Rose Marie.
LOCAL GIRL IS 68 TODAY
1965 Senior Year Book from Grant High School
Emmy Award-winning actress Sally Struthers played the role of
Gloria Stivic on the CBS television series All in the Family, for
which she won two Emmy awards. She later became a speaker
for Save the Children. Sally was born in Portland, Oregon and
attended Grant High School.
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ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1894
Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974)
Brennan played Grandpa McCoy on The Real McCoys sitcom on ABC from
1957 to 1963. He, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Jack Nicholson are the first three
men to win three Oscar Awards.
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