Original release on CBS/ABC: October 4, 1957 – June 20, 1963.
The show has attained an iconic status in the United States, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-20th century.
Gerald Patrick "Jerry" Mathers turned 68 in June.
Tony Lee Dow turned 71 in April.
Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans in Spring Gully, South Carolina)
Recording artist Chubby Checker dominated the 1960s music scene with the
dance song "The Twist." and also made the "Limbo Rock" song and dance
style popular. In September 2008 "The Twist" topped Billboard’s list of the
most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1958.
Dick Clark and Chubby Checker on American Bandstand.
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Sting (Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) is 65 years old today.
As a youngster, Sting delivered milk early in the morning with his father. He
was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters
Hall of Fame.
Dame Julia Elizabeth "Julie" Andrews (Wells)
Julie Andrews gained fame for her beloved musical roles in Mary Poppins and
The Sound of Music, and became a Dame for the performing arts for Queen
Elizabeth II. She also became the most successful actress in the world after
appearing in Torn Curtain and Thoroughly Modern Millie in the 1960s.
Andrews was a child actress who began singing onstage with her parents in
1945 and who appeared in a stage production of Jack and the Beanstalk.
Donovan made his first American television appearance on the ABC show “Shindig!”.
Donovan Philips Leitch turned 70 in May.
