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SERIES PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1966

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Original run on ABC-TV: January 12, 1966 to March 14, 1968.


Batman
is a 1960s live action television series, based on the DC comic book
character of the same name. It starred Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward
as
Robin, the two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City. The show
was aired twice weekly for its first two seasons and weekly for the third, with
a total of 120 episodes produced during its run.

 

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GOSPEL SINGER HAS DIED AT 72

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Andraé Edward Crouch
(July 1, 1942 – January 8, 2015)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrae Crouch, a legendary gospel performer, songwriter
and choir director whose work graced songs by Michael Jackson and Madonna
and movies such as "The Lion King," has died.

According to his publicist, Crouch died Thursday afternoon at Northridge
Hospital Medical Center, where he had been admitted Saturday after
suffering a heart attack.

Crouch and his sister, Sandra Crouch, lived in the Pacoima area of Los
Angeles, where they were pastors at the New Christ Memorial Church in
the Los Angeles suburb of San Fernando.

Born in San Francisco, Crouch wrote his first gospel tune at age 14.

Andrae Crouch sings "Through It All" at a Billy Graham crusade in
New Mexico in 1975. 

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SERIES PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1952

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The TV version of “My Friend Irma” aired on CBS from January 1952 until
June 1954. It was the first series telecast from the CBS Television City facility
in
Hollywood. Marie Wilson portrayed the title character, Irma Peterson, on
radio, in two films and the television series.

 

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CBS’ Television City in Hollywood, 1952                                          (LIFE)

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TELEVISION WESTERN DRAMA FOR ADULTS

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The TV series ran from September 10, 1955, to March 31, 1975, on CBS
with 635 total episodes.

Gunsmoke Cast Credits

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WILDLIFE SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1963

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Original run on CBS: January 6, 1963 – 1971.

The program was syndicated from 1971 to 1988, and was revived in 2002. The
show’s second incarnation currently airs on Animal Planet.

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Perkins was host of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom from 1963 to 1985. He
was also director of the New York Zoo in Buffalo, N.Y., the Lincoln Park Zoo
in Chicago and the St. Louis Zoo. He died in 1986 at age 81.

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