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HOLLYWOOD ICON AND WIFE FOUND DEAD

Rob Reiner - Beverly Hills (CA) HS senior yearbook photo, 1964.


The sitcom television series aired on CBS for nine seasons
from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979.

Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele dead: report

(FOX NEWS) – Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele Singer Reiner,
68, have died, according to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

Rob Reiner was a film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and
political activist.

“Personally, I am heartbroken by the tragic loss of Rob and his
wife Michele," Bass said.

Fox News Digital previously confirmed that two bodies were
found inside
Reiner’s Brentwood home Sunday. Los Angeles
Fire Department officials responded to a home on the 200
block of Chadbourne Ave. at around 3:30 p.m.

Senior law enforcement officials report that both had stab
wounds, and their deaths are being investigated as apparent
homicides. Their bodies were reportedly found by their
daughter Romy.

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A HOUSEHOLD NAME IS 100 TODAY

The photograph of a young Dick Van Dyke with his father Loren, taken circa  1927, offers a glimpse into the early life of one of Hollywood's most  beloved icons. Born in 1925,
A young Dick Van Dyke with his father Loren,
taken circa 1927.

The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961 – 1966) – Once upon a screen…
The sitcom created by Carl Reiner initially aired on CBS
from October 3, 1961, to June 1, 1966.

THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, TV GUIDE cover, December 9-15, 1961.

2025-039B_Dick_Van_Dyke_A_0089_FINAL - Mark Seliger Photography

Richard Wayne Van Dyke, born in West Plains, Missouri, is an
actor and comedian.
His work spans screen and stage, and
his awards include six Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award,
and a
Tony Award.

He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993,
and then the
Television Hall of Fame in 1995.

He was recognized as a Disney Legend in 1998. He has been
honored with the
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement
Award
in 2013, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2020.

This Day In Disney History: Mary Poppins | Oh My Disney | Disney Video

Dick Van Dyke paid Walt Disney to play two roles in 'Mary Poppins' | CNN

Happy Birthday Gift Package - SHIPS FREE*! - Put "Ship to" info in Notes  section - Lakeside Emporium

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T.V. DEBUT OF KIDS SHOW ON THIS DAY IN 1953

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Beginning as a radio show in the early 1950s, Mr. Moon
became one of the most popular kid shows in Portland,
Oregon.

     
Mr. Moon debuted on November 16, 1953 one month
after
KOIN TV went on the air, and just over a year
after
television came to Portland. The show aired
until 1958.

ED LEAHY
Wearing the Mr. Moon mask was radio disc
jockey Ed Leahy (1924 – 1989).

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Mr. Moon with his puppet cast including Mrs. Cow, Kitty,
Sam and Harry the Heron.

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PAST EVENTS THAT MADE HISTORY

AP's Tim Maguire is one of the hardest working newsmen in network radio. He  wants a #fairAPcontract. http://bit.ly/nmgap – @nmgap on Tumblr
TIM MAGUIRE

Chief Financial Wellness Advisor ...

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ART CARNEY DIED ON THIS DAY IN 2003

Art Carney, Music Legend Painting by Esoterica Art Agency - Pixels

The Art Carney Special, Art Carney, Tv Guide Cover, November 28 - December  4, 1959. Tv Guide/Courtesy Everett Collection Poster Print - Posterazzi
1959


On his birthday, we'd like to remember actor Art Carney (November 4, 1918  – November 9, 2003).

Arthur William Matthew Carney
(November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003)

Art Carney was an actor and comedian. A recipient of an
Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and six Primetime
Emmy Awards
, he was best known for his role as Ed Norton
on the sitcom The Honeymooners (below) (1955–1956).

Art Carney - Hollywood Walk of Fame

I went to visit Art Carney's grave today in Old Saybrook. He was a great  actor and comedian. I remember when my sister and I were little, we watched  "The Honeymooners" with

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