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MARY TYLER MOORE IS 77 TODAY

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Moore is primarily known for her roles in television sitcoms such
as
The Mary Tyler Moore Show on CBS from 1970 to 1977.

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Originally aired on CBS television from 1961 to 1966

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MIKE LOOKINLAND IS 53 TODAY

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Michael Paul "Mike" Lookinland

Mike is best known for playing the role of Bobby Brady on the ABC TV
series, The Brady Bunch from 1969-1974. He was a commercial actor
who had done around 30 commercials before being cast in the show.

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BEFORE “I LOVE LUCY” ~

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Lucille Ball and Richard Denning

“My Favorite Husband”, starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning, was the initial
basis for what would become the most beloved groundbreaking TV sitcom of all
time, I Love Lucy. The CBS program aired 124 episodes from July 23, 1948,
through March 31, 1951. The series was based on the novels Mr. and Mrs.
Cugat, the Record of a Happy Marriage
(1940) and Outside Eden (1945)
written by Isabel Scott Rorick. The main sponsor was General FoodsJell-O.

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COMEDIAN TIM CONWAY IS 80 TODAY

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Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway

Tim is best known for his portrayal of Ensign Charles Parker on the ABC
sitcom, McHale’s Navy (1962-1966). He also starred on The Carol Burnett
Show on CBS (1967-1978).

Before fame, Tim Conway took a job answering mail at a local Cleveland
radio station after graduating college.

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SUSAN DEY IS 61 YEARS YOUNG TODAY

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Actress Susan Dey is known primarily for her roles in film and television
older daughter Laurie Partridge on the ABC sitcom The Partridge Family
(1970-1974). She also played Grace Van Owen, an assistant district
attorney and judge on the NBC dramatic series, L.A. Law.a role she
played from 1986 to 1992.  

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The Partridge Family: 
Shirley Jones, Dave Madden, David Cassidy and Susan Dey (top row, from left) and 
Suzanne Crough, Danny Bonaduce and Brian Forster (bottom row, from left) 

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