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SINGER DION BECAME 74 TODAY

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Dion Francis DiMucci

Dion was one of the most popular rock and roll performers of the pre-British
Invasion
era. He had more than a dozen Top 40 hits in the late 1950s and
early 60s. He is best remembered for the 1961 singles, "Runaround Sue"
and "The Wanderer",

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LUCIE ARNAZ IS 62 YEARS YOUNG TODAY

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Lucy Arnaz  with daughter Lucie at her first birthday party in 1952

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Lucie Désirée Arnaz

Lucie Arnaz had walk-on parts in her mother’s’ CBS television
series The Lucy Show (1962-1968), she had her first acting
role in the series Here’s Lucy on CBS (1968-1974) as Kim
Carter, the daughter of the eponymous Lucy, played by
Arnaz’s real-life mother, Lucille Ball. 

The Arnaz family in 1959

The Arnaz family in 1959 are from left: Lucie Arnaz, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball,
and Desi Arnaz Jr.

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FRANKLIN GRAHAM IS 61 TODAY

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Billy Graham holding his young son, Franklin

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William Franklin Graham III

Franklin Graham is a Christian evangelist and missionary who is the son
of Evangelist Billy Graham. He is also the president and CEO of his fathers 
Evangelistic Association.

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Franklin Graham (left) with his father Billy Graham

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CHERYL LADD IS 62 TODAY

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Cheryl Ladd (Cheryl Jean Stoppelmoor)

Actress, singer and author Cheryl Ladd is best known for her role as Kris 
Munroe in the ABC television series Charlie’s Angels (1976-1981). She
replaced
departing Farrah Fawcett-Majors in 1977 and remained with
the show until
its cancellation in 1981.

 





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ACTOR TAB HUNTER IS 82 TODAY

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Tab Hunter (Arthur Andrew Kelm)

Hunter has starred in over forty films and had a 1957 hit record
with the song "Young Love", which was #1 on the Billboard Hot
100
chart for six weeks and became one of the larger hits of the
Rock n’ Roll era .He joined the Coast Guard at the age of fifteen,
having lying about his age to enlist.

 

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From left: Dick Clark and guest Tab Hunter on ABC television’s Bandstand

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