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LEONARD NIMOY IS 83 TODAY

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A 20 year old Leonard Nimoy in 1952

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Leonard Simon Nimoy is best known for his role of Spock in the
original Star Trek
series
(1966–1969). He received three Emmy
Award nominations during the series. Nimoy began acting at
the age of eight in local theater productions.

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JOHNNY CRAWFORD IS 68 TODAY

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John Ernest "Johnny" Crawford

Before becoming widely known for his role as Mark McCain on the long-
running ABC western series, The Rifleman (1958-1963), he free-lanced
for several years, accumulating over 60 TV credits. At age nine,Crawford
first performed before a national audience as one of the original members
of the Musketeer’s on The Mickey Mouse Club (1955-1959).

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R. LEE ERMEY IS 70 TODAY

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Ronald Lee Ermey 

Ermey is best known for his 1987 role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in 
Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination
for Best Supporting Actor. He is a retired U.S. Marine and an honorary
Gunnery Sergeant; during his tenure in the U.S. Marine Corps he served
as a drill instructor. 


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GAME SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1950

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Bud Collyer

The original Beat The Clock show, hosted by Bud Collyer, ran on CBS
from 1950 to 1958 and on ABC-TV from 1958 to 1961. The show had
several sponsors during this time, with the longest standing being the
electronics company Sylvania. Other versions of Beat The Clock aired 
until 2003. In 2013, the show appeared in TV Guides list of the 60
greatest game shows ever. 

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Announcer Bern Bennett (1950–1958)

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SUPPORTING ACTOR HAS DIED AT 65

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James Robert Rebhorn (September 1, 1948 – March 21, 2014)

Rebhorn, a character actor who appeared in over 100 television
shows, feature films and plays and the recent Showtime drama
Homeland, has died. He passed away at his home in South
Orange, N.J. on Friday after loosing a long battle with cancer.

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