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A MOVIE CHARACTER – THEN AND NOW

28 Weird Facts Behind The Making Of A Christmas Story

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Zacharias Ward (54) is a Canadian actor known for his role
as Scut Farkus (above) in the 1983 film A Christmas Story
and its 2022 sequel A Christmas Story Christmas.

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A Christmas Story (1983) - AZ Movies
A Christmas Story (1983) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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A TELIVISED MARRIAGE ON THIS DAY IN 1969

Tiny Tim's Entire Wedding to Miss Vicky | Carson Tonight Show

Tiny Tim Married Miss Vicki on "The Tonight Show" 40 Years Ago Today |  Television Academy Interviews

On December 17, 1969, Tiny Tim married Miss Vicki on The Tonight
Show Starring
Johnny Carson
with 40 million people watching.

At the time, this was one of the most watched television events ever.

Jeffrey Guterman on X: "Tiny Tim and Victoria May Budinger (Miss Vicky)  were married on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in New York on this  date December 17 in 1969. They

BBC Arts - BBC Arts - How Tiny Tim blew my mind: The story of an obsession

Tiny Tim (Herbert Khaury;... - Classic Retrovision Milestones | Facebook

Tiny Tim (Herbert Butros Khaury)
(April 12, 1932 – November 30, 1996)

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KENNEDY/NIXON FIRST TV DEBATE IN 1960

On September 26, 1960, for the first time in U.S. history, a
debate between major party presidential candidates was
broadcast on live television.

The presidential hopefuls, John F. Kennedy, a Democratic
senator of Massachusetts, and
Richard M. Nixon, the vice
president of the United States, met in a Chicago studio to
discuss U.S. domestic matters.

Kennedy emerged the apparent winner from this first of
four televised debates.

Nixon Kennedy Debate, TV Guide Close up, Sept 26, 1960 — Postimages

Trump and the Facts - WSJ

Kennedy and Nixon - 1960 - Kennedy and Nixon: The "Great Debates" of 1960 - Pictures - CBS News

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A TELEVISION FIRST ON THIS DAY IN 1949

First Emmy Awards Historical Marker
First Emmy Awards Marker outside the Hollywood Athletic
Club. 

The first Emmy Awards ceremony, which was televised, was held
on January 25, 1949 at the Hollywood Athletic Club (below). The a
wards recognize excellence in television, which in the 1940s was
a novel medium and only 4,000 homes in Los Angeles had televisions.      
 

The awards were hosted by Walter O’Keefe who substituted for
Rudy Vallée when he had to leave town at the last minute.
   

Most Outstanding Television Personality: Twenty-year-old Shirley Dinsdale and her puppet sidekick “Judy Splinters” (below) for
‘The Judy Splinters Show.’   


Bela Lugosi lived at the Hollywood Athletic Club off and on during the late 1920's and early ...    
 The very first Emmy® Awards were held on Jan. 25, 1949. | Emmy awards, Blow your mind, Awards  

A DAY IN HOLLYWOOD HISTORY - Jan. 25, 1949: the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences held its ...

                             Laura 1949 timeline | Timetoast timelines

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TELEVISION VIEWING AROUND THIS TIME IN 1962

It's About TV: This week in TV Guide: December 22, 1962

1962 NBC Tv Ad-BOB HOPE CHRISTMAS SHOW-Northern California Stations (TV5) | eBay | Nbc tv, Tv ...

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