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COMEDIAN BORN ON THIS DAY 1N 1894

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                             Jack Benny
(Benjamin Kubelsky)

                       (February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974)

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Jack Benny Show skit with Mel Blanc

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Benny had been a vaudeville performer before becoming
a national figure with The Jack Benny Program, a weekly
radio show that ran from 1932 to
1948 on NBC and from
1949 to 1955 on
CBS.

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NEWS ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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Bob Dylan
(Robert Allen Zimmerman) will be 72 on May 24

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BROADWAY VETERAN IS NOW 92!

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Carol Channing now 

Carol Elaine Channing was born in Seattle, Washington where her
father, George Channing was formerly the city editor of the ‘Seattle 
Star’. Channing is best known for her part in the Broadway musical
‘Hello Dolly’. She is the recipient of three
Tony Awards (including
one for lifetime achievement), a
Golden Globe Award and an Oscar
nomination.
 





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VETERAN ACTRESS IS 86 TODAY!

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Barbara Rush 2012 

Barbara Rush played in many notable 50s films, including "When
Worlds Collide" and "It Came From Outer Space". Rush began her 
career on stage and it has always been a part of her professional
life.
 

 

it came from outer space poster

1953

when worlds collide poster

1951

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A STAR WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1901

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       Marlene Dietrich
( 27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992)

In 1999, the American Film Institute named Dietrich the ninth-
greatest female star of all time. Before fame, she dreamed of
becoming a concert violinist.
 

 

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Famous scene from “Shanghai Express”, 1932

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