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REALLY BIG SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1948



Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan
(September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974)

The Ed Sullivan Show, originally called The Toast of the Town, was a TV variety
show
that ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and
was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. In 1996 Sullivan
was ranked No. 50 on TV Guide’s "50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time".
 

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GAME SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1952

The original CBS-TV version of I’ve Got a Secret premiered on June 19, 1952 and
ran until April 3, 1967. This version began broadcasting in black and white and
switched to a color format in 1966. The show was originally hosted by radio and television personality Garry Moore.

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SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1952

My Little Margie starred Gale Storm and Charles Farrell and premiered as
the summer replacement for I Love Lucy. It alternated between CBS and
NBC from 1952 to 1955 under the sponsorship of Philip Morris cigarettes
and when the series moved to NBC for its third season in the fall of 1953,
Scott Paper Company became its sponsor.

The series was created by Frank Fox and produced in Los Angeles,
California
at Hal Roach Studios by Hal Roach, Jr. and Roland D. Reed.

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COUNTRY SINGER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1937



Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) 
 
was born in
Littlefield, Texas. 

 
Without even knowing how to read music, Jennings vowed to have a
career in as a musician, and never have to pick cotton again. He was
the narrator of the original The Dukes of Hazzard.on CBS-TV from
January 26, 1979 – February 8, 1985.

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HELEN HUNT IS 52 YEARS YOUNG TODAY



Helen Elizabeth Hunt was born in
Culver City, California.

Hunt co-starred with Paul Reiser in the NBC sitcom Mad About You (1992 – 1999) 
and appeared in the successful films, As Good As It Gets (1997) and Twister
(1996). She also appeared in Cast Away and Pay it Forward (2000). Her first
role was at age 9 in the 1973 TV movie, Pioneer Woman (below).

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