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VALERIE HARPER IS 75 TODAY

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Valerie Kathryn Harper was born in Suffern, New York

Harper is known for her roles as Rhoda Morgenstern in the CBS television
series The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977) and its spin-off, Rhoda 
(1974-1978), and later as Valerie Hogan in Valerie (NBC/CBS, 1986-1981).

In 2009, Harper was diagnosed with lung cancer and announced in 2013
that tests had revealed she had a rare condition in which the cancer cells
had spread into the membranes surrounding the brain. She is currently
undergoing chemotherapy to slow its progress. As of April of this year,
Valerie is reportedly responding well to the treatment.

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1923

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James Travis "Jim" Reeves (August 20, 1923 – July 31, 1964)

                                  ’’GENTLEMAN JIM’’

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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Camille Bohannon

 

 

 

 

 

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Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977)

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‘SNL’ ANNOUNCER HAS DIED AT 96

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Dominick George "Don" Pardo (February 22, 1918 – August 18, 2014)

Longtime NBC announcer Don Pardo, best known as the often-heard,
rarely-seen constant during 38 seasons of constant change at "Saturday
Night Live," died late Monday.

Pardo’s daughter, Donna, told the Associated Press her father passed
away at his home in Tucson, Arizona. He had moved to Arizona in 2006.

 

 

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