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CRUISE SHIP SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1977

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Original ABC television run: September 24, 1977 – February 27, 1987

For its first seven years, the one-hour sitcom was very successful in the ratings. It
ranked among the top 20, and even the top 10, popular shows then currently on 
television. "The Love Boat" them was sung by Jack Jones with lyrics written by 
Paul Williams and music by Charles Fox.

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Jack Jones

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RADIO SITCOM AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1948

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J. Carrol Naish

Life with Luigi is a radio situation comedy series which debuted on CBS
Radio
, with the final episode broadcast on March 3, 1953. The show
was sometimes regarded as the Italian counterpart to the radio show
The Goldbergs, which chronicled the experience of Jewish immigrants
in
New York City.


Original air date: Tuesday, 10-30-1951

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SERIES PREMIER ON THIS DAY IN 1965

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Original run on CBS television: September 17, 1965 – March 28, 1971 

Hogan’s Heroes won two Emmy Awards out of 12 nominations. Both wins
were for Werner Klemperer as outstanding supporting actor in a comedy,
in 1968 and 1969.
  

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Senior Master Sergeant Hans Georg Schultz
(John Banner)

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SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1949

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The original radio series of “Father Knows Best” starred Robert Young as
Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret was first portrayed by
June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl. The Anderson children were
Betty (Rhonda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson), and Kathy was played
by
 (Norma Jean Nillson). The show was sponsored through most of its
run by
General Foods, the series was heard Thursday evenings on
NBC until March 25, 1954. It went to television on May 27, 1954. 

Only Robert Young remained of the radio cast when the series moved to
CBS Television.

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VALERIE HARPER IS 75 TODAY

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Valerie Kathryn Harper was born in Suffern, New York

Harper is known for her roles as Rhoda Morgenstern in the CBS television
series The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977) and its spin-off, Rhoda 
(1974-1978), and later as Valerie Hogan in Valerie (NBC/CBS, 1986-1981).

In 2009, Harper was diagnosed with lung cancer and announced in 2013
that tests had revealed she had a rare condition in which the cancer cells
had spread into the membranes surrounding the brain. She is currently
undergoing chemotherapy to slow its progress. As of April of this year,
Valerie is reportedly responding well to the treatment.

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