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VERSATILE ACTOR/WRITER HAS DIED AT 67

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Leslie Allen Jordan (April 29, 1955 – October 24, 2022)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leslie Jordan, the actor whose wry
Southern drawl and versatility made him a comedy and drama
standout on TV series including “Will & Grace” and “American
Horror Story,” has died. The Emmy-winner, whose videos turned
him into a social media star during the pandemic.

Jordan died after his car hit the side of a building in Hollywood
after having experienced a possible medical episode which led

to the crash. He was declared dead at the scene.

FILE - Actor and comedian Leslie Jordan appears on FOX News Channel's late-night talk show "Gutfeld!" at the FOX News studios on Thursday, July 28, 2022, in New York. Jordan, the Emmy-winning actor whose wry Southern drawl and versatility made him a comedy and drama standout on TV series including “Will & Grace” and “American Horror Story,” has died. He was 67. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Jordan appeared as one of four guest panelists on July 28,
2022, on the Gutfeld! TV show on
Fox News.  

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

today in history

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TIM MAGUIRE

    
    
   
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I Love Lucy
is a television
sitcom that originally aired 
on
CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with
a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning six seasons. 

The show starred Lucille Ball, her husband, Desi Arnaz
(above), along with
Vivian Vance and  William Frawley.
 


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‘MURDER,SHE WROTE’ STAR HAS DIED AT 96

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Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury 
(16 October 1925 – 11 October 2022)

Angela Lansbury, three-time Oscar nominee and five-time Tony
Award winner who solved 12 seasons’ worth of crimes as the novelist/amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher on CBS’ Murder, She
Wrote,
has died.

Her family announced she died in her sleep Tuesday morning at
her home in Los Angeles…five days short of her birthday.

Lansbury, who received an Emmy nomination for best actress
in a drama series for each and every season of Murder, She
Wrote
— yet never won.

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NBC COMEDY SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY

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On October 11, 1975, Saturday Night Live (SNL), a topical comedy
sketch show featuring Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd,
Gilda Radner, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman,
made its debut on NBC. The 90-minute program, which from its
inception has been broadcast live from Studio 8H at Rockefeller
Center, included a different guest host and musical act each week.

The opening sketch of each show ends with one actor saying,
“Live from
New York, it’s Saturday Night!”


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Chevy Chase

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Dana Carvey as The Church Lady.

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Gilda Radner

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Chris Farley

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The “Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger” skit.
     

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THE SINGING COWBOY BORN ON THIS DAY

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Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry

Gene Autry, the cowboy crooner and Hollywood hitmaker who
helped popularize
country-western music and became one of
the most celebrated performers in American history, was born
in Tioga, Texas, on this day in history, Sept. 29, 1907.

"In addition, his success as a singing cowboy launched an entire
genre of movies and paved the way for successful rivals such as
Roy Rogers and Tex Ritter."
  (FOX NEWS)

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