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REMEMBERING THOSE CLASSIC TV MOMS

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June Cleaver, portrayed by Barbara Billingsley, was the mom on the CBS/
ABC sitcom ” Leave It to Beaver” from 1957 to 1963.

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LEGENDARY INSULT COMEDIAN IS 88 TODAY

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Donald Jay "Don" Rickles is a stand-up comedian and actor who was  
a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

Rickles remains very active on the stand-up comedy scene and has
no plans to retire, as he recently stated in an interview. "I’m in good
health. I’m working better than I ever have. The audiences are great.
Why should I retire?

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EFREM ZIMBALIST JR. HAS DIED AT 95

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Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (November 30, 1918 – May 2, 2014)

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.,best remembered for his role in the long-running
ABC television series "77 Sunset Strip" (1958-1964) and even the
longer running ABC-TV hit "The F.B.I.(1965-1974)," died Friday at 
his home in California of natural causes

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KID’S SHOW HOST BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1907

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       Pinky Lee (Pincus Leff)
(May 2, 1907 – April 3, 1993)

Lee was burlesque comic and host of a Emmy-nominated afternoon
children’s television program The Pinky Lee Show in the early 1950s
on NBC. It was followed each day by the Howdy Doody Show.

In later years, Lee worked as a teacher and appeared in local area 
musical theater productions.



Pinky’s last show from 1956

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TV HOST BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1918

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Jack Paar in 1950

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Jack Harold Paar
(May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004)

Jack Paar hosted The Tonight Show on NBC from 1957
to 1962. He paved the way for Johnny Carson and others
before leaving television while still in his prime.

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