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MEDICAL DRAMA DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1961

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Dr. Kildare was an NBC television series which ran until April 5, 1966 for a total 
of 190 episodes in five seasons. The show premiered at the same time as an 
ABC medical drama, Ben Casey. Kildare told the story of a young intern, Dr. 
James Kildare played by Richard Chamberlain.

George Richard Chamberlain is 79 (Mar. 31, 1934)

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TV SERIES PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1961

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Hazel
is a sitcom that aired for five-seasons, with 154-episodes in primetime 
until April 11, 1966. It was produced by Screen Gems and aired on NBC for its
first four seasons (in black-and-white for all but one episode of the first season,
and in color for the next three), then in color on CBS for its final season.The
show was based on the popular single-panel comic strip by cartoonist Ted
Key (below) which appeared in the
Saturday Evening Post. 

 

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Ted Key

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REMEMBERING WILLIAM CONRAD ~

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William Conrad (John William Cann Jr.)

(September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994)

Conrad was an actor, producer and director whose career spanned five 
decades in radio, film and television. He created the role of Marshal Matt 
Dillon
for the popular CBS radio series Gunsmoke (1952–1961), and he 
narrated the television adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959-1964)
on ABC/NBC and The Fugitive (1963–1967) on ABC television.

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William Conrad (right) with show director Norman Macdonnell

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JANE MEADOWS IS 94 TODAY

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Jane Meadows (Jane Meadows Cotter) is a stage, film and television actress, as
as well as an author. She was a regular panelist on the original CBS version of 
I’ve Got a Secret (1952-1967) and an occasional panelist on the CBS game 
show What’s My Line? (1950-1967), along with her husband Steve Allen.

Growing up in China, Jane Meadows was forced to learn English after moving to
America in the early 1930s. She is the older sister of actress Audrey Meadows.



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KENT MCCORD IS 71 TODAY

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Kent McCord (Kent Franklin McWhirter) at age 5

Kent McCord

McCord is best known for his role as Officer Jim Reed on the NBC-TV 
series Adam-12 (1968-1975). His first television appearance was in
1962 on ABC’s The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. He also had small
parts in three Elvis Presley films.

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