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MICKEY ROONEY IS 93 TODAY!

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Mickey Rooney (Joseph Yule, Jr.)

Veteran entertainer Mickey Rooney’s career has spanned over 80 years 
and is remembered for his work with Judy Garland.

He made his first stage appearance when he was fourteen months old, 
crawling onstage during his parents’ vaudeville routine with overalls and
a little harmonica. 

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1938

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SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1962

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The Jetsons is a animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera that originally
aired in primetime until November 12, 1987 on the ABC television network.  

 

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TV AND FILM DIRECTOR HAS DIED AT 83

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Richard Caspar Sarafian
(April 28, 1930 – September 18, 2013)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Sarafian, an influential film director whose
1971 countercultural car-chase thriller "Vanishing Point" brought him a
decades-long cult following, has died in Southern California, his son said
Saturday night.

Richard Sarafian reportedly died at a Santa Monica hospital on Wednesday
of pneumonia contracted while he was recovering from a fall, Deran Sarafian
told The Associated Press.

Sarafian worked primarily in television in his early career, directing episodes
of 60s shows like "Gunsmoke," ”I Spy," and "77 Sunset Strip."

He also directed 1963’s "Living Doll" episode of "The Twilight Zone," a chilling
tale whose demonic main character Talky Tina terrified children for decades.

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“Living Doll” starring Telly Savalas

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COURT DRAMA DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1957

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Raymond William Stacey Burr (May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993)


Perry Mason
is a dramatized court room show produced by Paisano Productions
that ran from September 21, 1957 to May 22, 1966 on the CBS television network.

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NOW THIS IS COMEDY!

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On CBS television from September 11, 1967 to
March 29, 1978

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