MEDIA COMPANY BEGAN ON THIS DAY

This Day In History - Oct 16 - 1923 - Walt and Roy Disney found Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio ...

On October 16, 1923, Walt Disney and his brother Roy found
the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in
Hollywood, California.

The studio, now known as the Walt Disney Company, has had
an oversized impact on the entertainment industry and is now
one of the largest media companies in the world.

A talented artist from a young age, Walt Disney drew cartoons
for various publications and became interested in cell animation
while working for the Kansas City Film Ad Company. After his
Laugh-O-Gram Studio went bankrupt in 1923, Walt moved to
Los Angeles, where Roy was recovering from tuberculosis.

While there, he finally sold a short film produced by Laugh-O-
Gram, Alice’s Wonderland, and signed a contract to make six
more such films. In order to produce the series, the brothers
founded their company and persuaded both Virginia Davis,
who played Alice, and their collaborator Ub Iwerks to join
them in Hollywood.

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EGYPTIAN TOMB YIELDS ‘’GRAVE GOODS”

sealed jars of wine from Egyptian tomb

Scientists have discovered sealed jars of wine from 5,000 years
ago in an Egyptian queen’s tomb.

According to SWNS, the British news, the find, one of the oldest
ever, was among the "grave goods" for Queen Meret-Neith in
Abydos, from 3,000 BC.

The University of Vienna researchers say she was the most
powerful woman in the period and possibly the first female
pharaoh of
Ancient Egypt.

    

     
     
     
 Ancient Egyptian tomb 
 
 Ancient Egypt tomb

                                                                                                                    

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‘THREE’S COMPANY’ STAR HAS DIED

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Suzanne Somers Medium Straight Casual Hairstyle with Razor Cut Bangs - Light Blonde Hair Color
Suzanne Marie Somers (October 16, 1946 – October 15, 2023)

Just a day before her 77th birthday, Suzanne Somers passed
away Sunday morning following a 50-year battle with cancer.
 

Somers family had plans to celebrate her 77th birthday
Monday,
Instead, they will celebrate her life.

A private family burial will take place this week, with a
memorial to follow next month.

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Suzanne Somers in "American Graffiti" (1973).

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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Prime Video: I Love Lucy - Season 1

I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom that originally
aired on
CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with a
ottal of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning six seasons.

The show starred Lucille Ball, her husband, Desi Arnaz,
along with
Vivian Vance and William Frawley.

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THREE-TIME OSCAR NOMINEE, DEAD AT 91

Piper Laurie, Oscar-nominated 'Carrie' and 'Twin Peaks' actress, dies ...

Piper Laurie, Oscar-Nominated 'Carrie' and 'The Hustler' Actress, Dies ...
Piper Laurie (Rosetta Jacobs)
(January 22, 1932 – October 14, 2023)

(AP) – Piper Laurie, the strong-willed, Oscar-nominated
actor who performed in acclaimed roles despite at one
point abandoning acting altogether in search of a "more
meaningful" life, died early Saturday at her home in Los
Angeles

Laurie died of old age, her manager, Marion Rosenberg,
told The Associated Press via email, adding that she
was "a superb talent and a wonderful human being."

United Artists/Archive Photos/Getty Piper Laurie in 'Carrie'
Piper Laurie in ‘Carrie’ (1976)

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