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THE SCHNOZ WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1893

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James Francis "Jimmy" Durante (February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980)

Durante was a vaudeville comedian, pianist, and actor who was one of
America’s most popular personalities from the 1920s through the 1970s,
well known for his big nose and his composition of the song "Inka Dinka
Doo." He left school in the eight grade to become a ragtime pianist and
joined the Original New Orleans Jazz Band, which later became known
as Jimmy Durante’s Jazz Band. He later became a vaudeville star and
radio personality as a part of the trio, Clayton, Jackson and Durante.

 

  

        

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OWN A BAT MASTERSON TWIRLING CANE

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The Bat Masterson TV show was a 30 minute, western action series on NBC
with an original run from  October 8, 1958 to June 1, 1961. It starred Gene
Barry.

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Gene Barry (Eugene Klass) 
(June 14, 1919 – December 9, 2009)

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NEWSMAKERS ON THIS DAY

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THE 57th GRAMMY AWARDS TONIGHT

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A Grammy Award (originally Gramophone Award), or Grammy,
is an accolade by the
National Academy of Recording Arts and 
Sciences
(NARAS) to recognize outstanding achievement in the 
music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features
performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of
those awards that have a more popular interest. The
first
Grammy Awards ceremony
was held on May 4, 1959, and
honored
the musical accomplishments by performers
for the year 1958.   

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Frank Sinatra (above) won his first Grammy not for singing, but
rather as art director for his Only the Lonely album that won Best
Album Cover (below).

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ACTOR BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1908

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Buster Crabbe Olympian from “The Sporting News”, 1930

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Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe II (February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983)

 

Crabbe was originally an Olympic swimmer who competed in the 1928 and
1932 Olympic games, becoming USC’s first All-American. He later became
an actor and portrayed Tarzan and Flash Gordon. His other notable credits
include Jungle Man, Buck Rogers, and King of the Congo.

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