Carlota Bradley
Sir Sidney Poitier is 88 years old today.
Poitier spent time working as a dishwasher while his friends
assisted him in learning how to read the newspaper and speak
without a Bahamian accent.
He became the first African American to win an Oscar after his
performance in Lilies of the Field (1963). The American Film
Institute called him one of the 25 Greatest Male Stars of All
Time in 1999.
1967
1961
The serial came to WOR radio as a syndicated show and went to Mutual on
August 31, 1942, airing until March 1, 1951 on ABC.
From left: Jackson Beck (announcer), Joan Alexander
(Lois Lane) and Bud Collyer (Superman) on the air.
Bud Collyer
Sandy Kozel
The space shuttle Challenger crew: Back row (L-R) Ellison S. Onizuka,
Sharon Crista McAuliffe, Greg Jarvis, and Judy Resnik. Front row (L-R)
Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, and Ron McNair.
Mike Gracia
Apollo 1 crew (L-R): Astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger
Chaffee.
