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SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1952

My Little Margie (NBC)  TV Series

1952 - 1955

Shown from left: Charles Farrell, Gale Storm (as Margie Albright)
Charles Farrell and Gale Storm


My Little Margie
is a situation comedy series starring Gale Storm and
Charles Farrell that alternated between CBS and NBC from 1952 to
1955. The series was created by Frank Fox and produced in Los
Angeles, California
at Hal Roach Studios by Hal Roach, Jr. and
Roland D. Reed.

My Little Margie premiered on CBS as the summer replacement for
I Love Lucy under the sponsorship of Philip Morris cigarettes.

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         Gale Storm (Josephine Owaissa Cottle)

                   (April 5, 1922 – June 27, 2009)

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HELEN HUNT IS 50 YEARS YOUNG TODAY

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Helen Hunt now
Helen Elizabeth Hunt

Hunt began working as a child actress in the 1970s. Her early
roles included an appearance as Murray Slaughter‘s daughter
on The Mary Tyler Moore Show on CBS (1970-1977). She also 
starred in the NBC sitcom, Mad About You, for seven years
before being cast in the 1997 romantic comedy film, As Good
as It Gets
for which she won the Academy Award  for Best
Actress
. She made her directorial debut in 2007 with Then
She Found Me
.



1996

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ONE OF THE GREAT TV FATHER’S

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    Robert George Young (February 22, 1907 – July 21, 1998)

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Father Knows Best aired on CBS-TV from October 
3, 1954 (1954-10-03) – May 23, 1960.

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KEN OSMOND IS 70 TODAY

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Kenneth Charles "Ken" Osmond played Eddie Haskell in
the original “Leave it to Beaver” series on CBS/ABC from
1957 to 1963. Osmond later became a law enforcement
officer for the LAPD.

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JERRY MATHERS IS 65 TODAY

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Gerald Patrick "Jerry" Mathers is best known for his lead role in 
the
television (CBS/ABC) sitcom series Leave It to Beaver which
aired from 1957 to 1963. He became a successful banker and real
estate investor.

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