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BONNIE FRANKLIN IS 68 YEARS YOUNG TODAY

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Actress Bonnie Gail Franklin is best known for her starring role in the CBS
television sitcom series One Day at a Time.

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TV SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1953

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William Bendix initially starred as the main character in the “Life of Riley”
radio program on the Blue Network, later known as ABC, from January 16,
1944 to June 8, 1945. Then it moved to NBC, where it was broadcast from September 8, 1945 to June 29, 1951.The show was adapted for television
on NBC and starred
Jackie Gleason, Bendix’s movie contract prevented
him from appearing on the
television version. It was only seen for a single
season from October 4, 1949 to March 28, 1950.


A second TV series ran for six seasons, from January 2, 1953 – May 23,
1958 and starred William Bendix. He was supported by Marjorie Reynolds, replacing both Paula Winslowe and Rosemary DeCamp, as wife Peg, Tom D’Andrea as schemer buddy Gillis, Gloria Blondell as Gillis’ wife, Honeybee, Lugene Sanders as daughter Babs, and Wesley Morgan as son Junior. This
Life of Riley series with Bendix, was a ratings hit, ranking at #16 in its first season, with four of its six seasons in the top 30, and ran for a total of 217
episodes. It then went into syndicated reruns.


 

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BARBARA BILLINGSLEY

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Barbara Billingsley (December 22, 1915 – October 16, 2010)  

Barbara was a film, television, voice and stage actress who gained prominence in the 1957 movie The Careless Years, followed by her best–known role as June Cleaver
on the CBS/ABC television series Leave it to Beaver (1957-1963).

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RAY ROMANO IS 54 TODAY!

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Raymond Albert “Ray” Romano a actor, writer and stand-up comedian. He’s
best known for his roles on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-
2005) and in the animated Ice Age film series.

 

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Ray voicing Manny the Mammoth in Ice Age

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIM CONWAY, 78 TODAY!

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Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway is a beloved comedian and actor, best known 
for co-starring along with Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman on The Carol 
Burnett Show
, CBS-TV from 1967 to 1978. He is also  known for his role as
the inept second-in-command officer, Ensign Charles Parker, in the ABC-TV
sitcom McHale’s Navy (1962-1966).                              

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Tim Conway as Dorf

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