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John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is78 today.

During high school,Nicholson was voted class clown and served an 
entire year’s worth of afternoons in detention.

He and Michael Caine were the only two actors to receive Academy
Award nominations in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s.

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ELINOR DONAHUE IS 78 TODAY

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Mary Eleanor Donahue was born in Tacoma, Washington.

Donahue is best known for her portrayal of Betty Anderson on the
CBS/NBC family sitcom “Father Knows Best” (1954-1960).  

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REALITY SHOW AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1979

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Original run on NBC: April 18, 1979 – July 4, 1984.

In its early seasons, Real People was NBC’s most popular series, often
scoring at the top of the ratings. It was a hit for the network at a time
when NBC was a distant third in the ratings with numerous flops.

Real People, a combination of comedy, reality and talk with regular
hosts that included Sarah Purcell, Byron Allen, John Barbour, Skip
Stephenson, Bill Rafferty, Mark Russell, Peter Billingsley and Fred
Willard.

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SEEN ON THE TONIGHT SHOW IN 1975

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From left: Ronald Reagan being interviewed by Johnny Carson

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BOBBY VINTON IS 80 TODAY

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Bobby Vinton (born Stanley Robert "Bobby" Vinton, Jr. in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania)

Bobby Vinton’s  #1 charting single "Blue Velvet" in 1963 was made famous
by a film of the same name by David Lynch. Vinton was a member of the
U.S. Army and signed to Epic Records after being discharged.

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