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ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1894

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Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974)

Brennan played Grandpa McCoy on The Real McCoys sitcom on ABC from
1957 to 1963. He, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Jack Nicholson are the first three
men to win three Oscar Awards.

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COMEDIAN RUTH BUZZI IS 79 TODAY

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Ruth Ann Buzzi is especially known for her performances on the NBC 
comedyvariety show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973.

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LYNDA CARTER IS 64 TODAY

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Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman, TV’s first female superhero

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Lynda Carter was born Linda Jean Córdova Carter in Phoenix, Arizona.

Carter was crowned Miss World America 1972 and was also the star of the
ABC/CBS TV series Wonder Woman from 1975 to 1979.

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SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1950

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The Gene Autry Show is a western/cowboy television series
which aired for 91 episodes on
CBS from July 23, 1950 until
August 7, 1956, originally sponsored by
Wrigley’s Doublemint
chewing gum.


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Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998)

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BOBBY SHERMAN IS 72 TODAY

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Robert Cabot "Bobby" Sherman, Jr. was born in Santa Monica, Cal.

Sherman became a teen singing idol during the 1960s, releasing such hits 
as "Little Woman," "The Drum," and "La, La, La." He learned to play sixteen
musical instruments, starting with the trumpet at age 11. In 2005, Sherman
was ranked #8 in TV Guide‍ ‘​s list of "TV’s 25 Greatest Teen Idols."

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