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CINDY WILLIAMS IS 66 TODAY

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Cynthia Jane "Cindy" Williams is best known for starring in the ABC-TV
situation-comedy series Laverne & Shirley, (1976-1983) in the role of
Shirley Feeney
, and for her role as Laurie Henderson in the classic
1973 film American Graffiti. 
 


After graduating college,Williams debuted as an actress through a
variety of commercials for Foster Grant sunglasses.

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VALERIE HARPER IS 74 TODAY

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Valerie Harper is best remembered for her roles as Rhoda Morgenstern
in the 1970s CBS television series The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-
1977) and its spin-off, Rhoda (1974-1978) and later as Valerie Hogan
in Valerie on NBC/CBS (1986-1991).

Harper was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009 and recent tests results
showed she has a rare type of incurable brain cancer. She is currently
undergoing chemotherapy to slow its progress.

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REMEMBERING LUCILLE BALL

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Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989)

The red-haired comedienne is best remembered in CBS TV’s
I Love Lucy (1951-1957). She was one of the most popular
and influential stars in America during her lifetime.

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MAUREEN MCCORMICK IS 57 TODAY

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Actress, author and recording artist Maureen McCormick is most widely
known for her career as a child actress. Her best known role was Marcia
Brady
on ABC‘s The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974. She was also the
voice of the Chatty Cathy doll in 1970.

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JAY NORTH IS 62 TODAY

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Jay North began his career as a child actor at the age of
six. He is best known for his role as Dennis Mitchell on
the CBS sitcom Dennis the Menace (1959-1963). It was
based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip.

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