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PHIL SILVERS WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1911

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                  Phil Silvers (May 11, 1911 – November 1, 1985)

Silvers played the role of a military con man Sergeant Bilko on CBS-TV’s
sitcom The Phil Silvers Show (1955-1959). He began his entertainment
career at age eleven, singing in local theaters whenever projectors would
break. Phil Silvers has been called ‘The King of Chutzpah’.

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ANOTHER CLASSIC TV MOM

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Harriet Nelson
(July 18, 1909 – October 2, 1994)

Harriet was the real life mom of the Nelson family on The
Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
on ABC from October 3,
1952 through March 26, 1966. 

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REMEMBERING THOSE CLASSIC TV MOMS

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June Cleaver, portrayed by Barbara Billingsley, was the mom on the CBS/
ABC sitcom ” Leave It to Beaver” from 1957 to 1963.

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RICKY SCHRODER IS 44 TODAY

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Richard Bartlett "Ricky" Schroder, Jr.

Schroder debuted in the 1979 hit film The Champ, going on to become
a child star on the NBC sitcom Silver Spoons (1982-1986). He continued
acting as an adult, notably on the western Lonesome Dove and the ABC 
television crime drama NYPD Blue (1993- 2005).

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Ricky Schroder, left, and Dennis Franz in NYPD Blue

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TV ACTRESS HAS DIED AT 76

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Cynthia Lynn with Bob Crane from Hogan’s Heroes (season 1 1965-66)

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Cynthia Lynn
(Zinta Valda Zimilis)

(April 2, 1937 – March 10, 2014)

According to Variety,"Hogans Heroes" actress Cynthia Lynn
has died. She suffered with hepatitis throughout the latter
years of her life and succumbed to the condition at her
home Monday night in Los Angeles. It’s believed she was
one of only two surviving members of the cast. She is
survived by her daughter, Lisa Brando, whose father was
Marlon Brando.

Lynn also appeared on "Mission:Impossible," "The Odd
Couple" and "The Six Million Dollar Man."

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