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ON THE GREEN ACRES SET

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Metropolitan Studios in Hollywood (1921), later called the General Service Studio, where many independent producers shot their films.

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The set of Green Acres on a soundstage at General Service Studios

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The sitcom starred Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor and ran from 1965-1971 on
the CBS television network

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NUMBER-ONE SINGLE ON THIS DAY IN 1959

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The first song to top the Billboard 100 chart for Paul, although he
had earlier topped Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores chart with
"Diana" in 1957.

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  Paul Albert Anka will be 73 on July 30

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LONE RANGER GEAR SOLD AT AUCTION

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The above photo from A & S Auction Company of Waco, Texas shows the
outfit Lone Ranger actor Clayton Moore wore when he made appearances
as the character after retiring from television. The outfit was today sold by
the Texas auction house for $195,000.  

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Jack Clayton Moore (September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999)

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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Camille Bohannon

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William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr. is 77 today. After flunking 10th grade,
he worked as an apprentice at a local shoe repair shop and began
performing stand up comedy at The Hungry I nightclub in San
Francisco.

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NEWSCASTER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1920

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     David McClure Brinkley (July 10, 1920 – June 11, 2003)

David Brinkley was a TV newscaster for 50 years and the partner of
Chet Huntley. He won ten Emmy Awards three George Foster Peabody
Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom during his career. He
served in the United States Army for two years and was a journalist for
a local newspaper.

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From left: Chet Huntley and David Brinkley on the NBC news set in 1956

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