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TELEVISION PIONEER HAS DIED AT 99

Hugh Downs- Vintage Signed Original Photograph | eBay

Hugh Downs, genial presence on TV news and game shows, dies ...
Hugh Malcolm Downs (February 14, 1921 – July 1, 2020) 

Broadcaster, television host, news anchor, TV producer, author, game
show host, and music composer. A regular television presence from
the 1940s through the 1990s, he had several successful roles on
morning television, prime time television, and late night television.

Downs served as announcer/sidekick for Tonight Starring Jack Paar
from 1957 to 1962, co-host of the
NBC News program Today from
1962 to 1971, host of the Concentration game show from 1958 to
1969, and anchor of the
ABC News magazine 20/20 from 1978 to
1999. Downs died at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Legendary newsman Hugh Downs dies at 99

Hugh Downs, AV WESTIN - Disney ABC Television Group Archive

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TELEVISION ICON HAS DIED AT 98

Carl Reiner - Autographed Signed Photograph | HistoryForSale Item ...

Comedian and actor Carl Reiner has died aged 98
Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020)

Comedian, actor, director, screenwriter, and publisher Carl Reiner’s career
spanned seven decades. During the early years of television comedy from
1950 to 1957, he co-wrote and acted on Caesar’s Hour and Your Show of
Shows
, starring
Sid Caesar. In the 1960s, Reiner was best known as the
creator, producer, writer, and actor on The Dick Van Dyke Show.

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Carl Reiner talks Dick Van Dyke Show Mel Brooks and Trump tweets

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FROM THAT GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION

The Peabody Awards
Omnibus is a commercially sponsored, educational television series
that ran on CBS-ABC-NBC from 1952 – 1961
.

The Omnibus was hosted by Alistair Cooke in his American television debut, featured diverse programming about science, the arts, and the humanities.

Omnibus TV Show: News, Videos, Full Episodes and More | TV Guide
Alistair Cooke (November 20, 1908 – March 30, 2004)
 

Innovation Icon – Les Paul – The Music Experience
Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss)
(June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009)

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HOPE THIS MAKES YOUR DAY CLINT!

Clint Eastwood '49

Clint Eastwood has fallen far - The Washington PostActor/Director Clint Eastwood (Clinton Eastwood Jr.) is 90
years old today. 

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DIRTY HARRY (1971) | WalterFilm

Force Material Episode XXVI: Unforgiven

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POPULAR CHARACTER ACTOR IS DEAD AT 87

Richard Herd Dies: 'Seinfeld's Mr. Wilhelm & 'China Syndrome ...
Richard Herd Jr.
(September 26, 1932 – May 26, 2020)

(CNN) – Richard Herd, a veteran character actor who appeared in dozens of
films and television series, has died. A representative for the actor told
CNN Herd died of cancer-related causes on Tuesday morning at his
home in Los Angeles. 

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