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Alexander Murray Palmer "Alex" Haley

(August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992)

He left Elizabeth City State College to join the military, where he served
in the Coast Guard for twenty-one years, first as a mess attendant and
later as a Petty Officer Third Class.

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TV PROGRAM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1948

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Allen Albert Funt (September 16, 1914 – September 5, 1999)

Candid Camera was originally called The Candid Microphone and was first heard
on ABC radio June 28, 1947. Creator Allen Funt brought his program to ABC -TV
using the Candid Microphone title of the radio series, and then switched to NBC in
the fall of 1949 (for Philip Morris, with Ken Roberts as his announcer), at which
point its name was changed to Candid Camera

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SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1975

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The vocal group The Manhattan Transfer performed songs and took
part in comedy skits as the stars of their own hour-long variety show,
which ran for four weeks in the summer of 1975 on CBS-TV. Reggae
legend Bob Marley made his first American TV appearance on the
series. The show was filmed at CBS Studio in Hollywood, CA on
June 21, 1975, and was recorded live in front of a studio audience.

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FRANK GIFFORD HAS DIED AT 84

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Francis Newton "Frank" Gifford (August 16, 1930 – August 9, 2015)

(AP) – Frank Gifford, a Hall of Fame football player for the New York Giants
and a legendary broadcaster, died Sunday morning at his Connecticut home
of natural causes. He was just seven days shy of his 85th birthday.

Gifford is survived, among others, by his wife, television personality Kathy
Lee Gifford.

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FORMER PORTLAND RESIDENT IS 71 TODAY

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Samuel Pack "Sam" Elliott was born in Sacramento, California.

Elliott moved from California to Oregon with his family when he was a
teenager. He graduated from David Douglas High School in Portland 
and attended Clark College in Vancouver, Washington.

Sam Elliott was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Acting
Ensemble for his small role as the Chief Pilot of American Airlines in
Up in the Air. He has performed voice-over narration for various
commercials.

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