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LONG RUNNING SERIES ENDED ON THIS DAY IN 1966

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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet premiered on ABC-TV on October 10, 1952
and due to declining ratings, the show was canceled with the last episode airing 
on September 3, 1966. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ran for a total of 
fourteen seasons, and for almost four de cades, held the record as the longest  
running television sitcom, live or animated, until that record was broken by The
Simpsons in 2004. It still holds the record for the longest running live-action
sitcom in television history. 

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FRED MACMURRAY (AUG. 30, 1908-NOV. 5, 1991)

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Actor Frederick Martin "Fred" MacMurray  appeared in more than 100
movies and a successful television series during a career that spanned
nearly a half-century, from 1930 to the 1970s. MacMurray is well known
for his role in the 1944 film noir Double Indemnity with costar Barbara
Stanwyck. He later became known as Steve Douglas, the widowed head
of the family on My Three Sons,which ran on ABC-TV from 1960 – 1965 
and then on the CBS television network from 1965 – 1972.

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RADIO SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1949

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Robert Young and Jean Vander Pyl on the air with Father Knows Best


The series “Father Knows Best” began August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio. It
starred Robert Young as Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret
was originally portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Ply
(shown above). The Anderson children were Betty (Rhoda Williams), Bud
(Ted Donaldson), and Kathy (Norma Jean Nillson). The cast also included
Eleanor Audley, Herb Vigran and Sam Edwards. The show was sponsored
for most of its run by General Foods and was heard Thursday evenings
until March 25, 1954. The show went to TV in 1954.

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BARBARA EDEN IS 77 YEARS YOUNG TODAY

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Barbara Eden (born Barbara Jean Morehead) is a film and television actress
and singer who is best known for her starring role in the NBC-TV sitcom
I Dream of Jennie (1965-1970).

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Barbara Eden as Jennie and costar Larry Hagman as Anthony ‘Tony’
Nelson

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VALERIE HARPER IS 72 TODAY

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Valerie Harper, a performer at 10 years old

Valerie Harper - 9 March 2009 - New York, NY - Opening Night of 33 VARIATIONS Theatre Arrivals held at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, NYC. Photo Credit: Jonathon Ziegler / PatrickMcMullan.com/Sipa Press/0903101443 (Newscom TagID: sipaphotostwo317224)     [Photo via Newscom]

Actress Valerie Harper is known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on the
CBS-TV show The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977), and for her starring
roles on the spin-off sitcoms Rhoda, (CBS 1974-1978) and Valerie, (NBC
1986-1990/CBS 1990-1091). Harper won four Emmy Awards and a Golden
Globe Award for her character in these shows.

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