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LEONARD NIMOY IS 82 TODAY

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Leonard Simon Nimoy is best known for his portrayal of Mr. Spock
in
the original Star Trek series (1966–1969). He began acting at age
8 in local theater productions, despite his parents’ reservations.



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LORI SCOURBY HAS DIED AT 90

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     Lori March Scourby (March 6, 1923 – March 19, 2013)

Lori March Scourby, an actress known as the “First Lady of Daytime
Television” for her decades of work in serials who also starred in a
memorable 1960 episode of The Twilight Zone, died in her sleep
March 19. No other details of her death were immediately available.

Scourby played Valerie Hill Ames Northcoate on CBS’ The Secret
Storm
from 1964-74 (Alexander played her husband for a couple
of years on the show) and appeared on other soaps including The
Brighter Day
, Search for Tomorrow, One Life to Live, The Edge of
Night
, Texas, Guiding Light and Another World.

She was the wife of the late Alexander Scourby, an actor and narrator
of numerous audiobooks including the King James Bible

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Alexander Scourby

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Lori March Scourby and Fritz Weaver from The Twilight Zone episode, Third
From The Sun which aired January 8, 1960.

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ON THE SET WITH ED AND JOHNNY

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From left: Ed McMahon and Tonight Show host Johnny Carson

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HE WAS OREGON’S 30th GOVERNOR

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Thomas Lawson McCall
(March 22, 1913 – January 8, 1983)

Tom McCall was the Republican governor of Oregon for two terms from
1967 to 1975. Prior to his political career, McCall worked in the city room
of The Oregonian from behind a typewriter and was also a well respected
radio and television journalist.

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Tom McCall and family hit the campaign trail in 1964

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Historic speech given by Oregon Governer, Tom McCall, on
August 25th, 1970.

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WILLIAM SHATNER IS 82 TODAY

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High School yearbook, 1948

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Actor William Shatner is also a musician, recording artist, author 
and film director. He became a cultural icon for his portrayal of
James T.
Kirk, captain of the USS Enterprise, in the NBC science
fiction series, Star Trek, from 1966 to 1969.

 

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