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ERIN MORAN IS 51 TODAY

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Erin Marie Moran is best known for the role of Joanie Cunningham on
ABC’s Happy Days (1974-1984) and the spinoff Joanie Loves Chachie
also on ABC (1982-1983). Moran appeared in the CBS television series
Daktari (1966-1969). She made her feature-film debut in How Sweet It Is!
with James Garner and Debbie Reynolds in 1968.

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SITCOM SEEN FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THIS DAY IN 1951

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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz

I Love Lucy ran from Monday October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957. The black-
and-white series aired on the CBS television network. I love Lucy was the
most watched show in America in four of its six seasons, and won five Emmy
Awards and received numerous nominations.The show is still syndicated in
many languages around the world.

 

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SITCOM MADE RADIO DEBUT ON THIS DATE IN 1944

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The Nelson family from left: Ozzie, David, Harriet and Ricky 

The family sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, created by Ozzie Nelson, 
began on the CBS radio network on Sunday October 8, 1944 with the final show
airing on NBC Radio June 18, 1954. The Nelsons’ sons, David and Ricky, did not 
join the cast until the radio show’s fifth year on February 20, 1949. Prior to that, 
the two boys were played by professional actors. The original announcer of the
show was Jack Bailey (below). The music was by Billy May and Ozzie Nelson.  

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Jack Bailey

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CELEBRATED SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1957

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Leave It to Beaver is a television sitcom written from a child’s point-of-view by Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher. These veterans of radio and early television were also
the creators of the show. The series had its debut on CBS on Friday October 4,
1957, and then moved to ABC the following year, ending its run on June 20, 1963.

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FAMILY SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1954

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Father Knows Best, originally a radio program in the 1940s, began a run on the
CBS television network on Sunday October 3, 1954 and ended on May 23 1960. 

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Elinor Donahue (74)

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Billy Gray (73)

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Lauren Chapin (66)

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