Jerry Lewis is a veteran comedian, actor, film producer, screenwriter, film director
and singer. He is best-known for his slapstick humor in screen, television, stage
and radio. He was originally paired with Dean Martin in 1946, forming the famed
comedy team of Martin and Lewis (shown below). In addition to the duo’s popular nightclub work, they starred in a successful series of comedy films. Lewis is also
known for his charity fund-raising telethons and position as national chairman for
the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Lewis has won several awards for
lifetime achievements and In 2005, he received the Governors Award of the
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Board of Governors, which is the
highest Emmy Award presented.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JERRY LEWIS ~ 85 TODAY
IT’S BARBARA FELDON’S BIRTHDAY ~ 78 TODAY
Barbara Feldon is a character actress of both stage and television who
is primarily known for the role of Agent 99 on the popular 1960s sitcom
Get Smart on NBC and later CBS. Following her first work as a model,
Feldon’s break came in the form of a popular and much parodied TV
commercial (shown below) for "Top Brass," a hair pomade for men.
Barbara Feldon with costar Don Adams in Get Smart
JOYCE VAN PATTEN IS 77 TODAY
Joyce Van Patten is a stage, film and television actress and the younger
sister of actor Dick Van Patten. Her list of guest appearances includes
the TV shows, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, The Twilight Zone, The Andy
Griffith Show, and Hawaii Five-O. Van Patten has had supporting roles
in many films, among them as the head of the Little League in the
original comedy film Bad News Bears in 1975.
RACHEL WEISZ IS 41 TODAY
Rachel Weisz is an English film and theatre actress and fashion model. Her acting
career began while attending the University of Cambridge college, where she co-
founded a theatrical group. The group was awarded the Student Drama Award.
Rachel made her film debut in the 1994 film Death Machine, but gained recognition
for her roles in the 1996 movie Chain Reaction,and her portrayals in the films The Mummy, in 1999, and The Mummy Returns in 2001. Rachel was also in Enemy at
the Gates in 2001, and The Constant Gardner in 2005, for which she received the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as
the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in
a Supporting Role.
Rachel Weisz with Keanu Reeves in Chain Reaction
Rachel Weisz and Ralph Fiennes in a scene from The Constant Gardner
FIRST BROADWAY PRODUCTION ON TV ~ THIS DATE IN 1955
NBC-TV presented Peter Pan live as part of Producers’ Showcase,with
the show’s original cast, as the first full-length Broadway production on
color TV. The show attracted a record audience of 65-million viewers
viewers. Mary Martin ( above) and Cyril Ritchard (below) had already
won Tony Awards for their stage performances, and Martin won an
Emmy Award for the television production.
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