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James Douglas Muir
"Jay" Leno is 66 today.

Leno graduated from Emerson College with a Speech Therapy
degree and founded his own comedy club.

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1959

The R&B/pop record "Personality" was recorded by Lloyd Price and 
reached #2 for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one
of Lloyd Price’s most popular crossover hits. The song was also a #1
R&B hit, maintaining the top spot for four weeks. Billboard ranked it as
the No. 3 song for 1959. 

 


Lloyd Price turned 83 in March.

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1974

 

The song "Rikki Don’t Lose That Number" was recorded by the 
rock/jazz group Steely Dan and is the opening track of their
third album Pretzel Logic. It was the most successful single
of the group’s career, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100
in the summer of 1974.

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AL PACINO IS 76 TODAY

 


Alfredo James "Al" Pacino was born in Manhattan, New York.

Pacino had his breakthrough as Michael Corleone in the Godfather trilogy
(1972-1974-1990). He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role
as Frank Slade in the 1992 film Scent of a Woman. He is also known for
his starring roles in Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Scarface (1983), and
Serpico (1972). He developed a love for acting at an early age when
he participated in the majority of his school’s productions.


1992

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SHIRLEY MACLAINE IS 82 TODAY


Shirley MacLean Beaty was born in Richmond, Virginia.

Actress and author of numerous mystical books. Maclaine won an Academy
Award for her work in Terms of Endearment (1983) after previously being
nominated five times.

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