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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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SALLY STRUTHERS IS 66 TODAY

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Sally Ann Struthers is best known for her role as Gloria Stivic on 
the CBS-TV sitcom All in the Family (1971-1979), for which she
won two Emmy awards. She was born in Portland, Oregon where
she attended Gant High School.

Rob Reiner, Jean Stapleton, Carroll O'Connor and Sally Struthers (from left) (baby is unidentified; possibly Jason or Justin Draeger)

 

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LUCIE ARNAZ IS 62 YEARS YOUNG TODAY

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Lucy Arnaz  with daughter Lucie at her first birthday party in 1952

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Lucie Désirée Arnaz

Lucie Arnaz had walk-on parts in her mother’s’ CBS television
series The Lucy Show (1962-1968), she had her first acting
role in the series Here’s Lucy on CBS (1968-1974) as Kim
Carter, the daughter of the eponymous Lucy, played by
Arnaz’s real-life mother, Lucille Ball. 

The Arnaz family in 1959

The Arnaz family in 1959 are from left: Lucie Arnaz, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball,
and Desi Arnaz Jr.

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