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1952

Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996)

Gene Kelly starred in, choreographed, and, with Stanley Donen,
co-directed some of the most well-regarded musical films of the
1940s and 1950s.

Kelly’s health declined steadily in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

In July 1994, he suffered a stroke and stayed in Ronald Reagan
UCLA Medical Center hospital for seven weeks. In early 1995, he
had another stroke which made him severely disabled. Kelly died
on February 2, 1996.

1949

Actor Tom Selleck turned 80 on January 29th.

December 11, 1980 – May 1, 1988 on CBS.

September 24, 2010 – December 13, 2024 on CBS.

     
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Nachem Malech Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007)

Known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an
American writer, journalist and filmmaker. In a career
spanning more than six decades, Mailer had 11 best-
selling books, at least one in each of the seven decades
after World War II.

His novel The Naked and the Dead was published in 1948
and brought him early renown.

1973

Pvt. Eddie Slovik became the first American soldier since
the Civil War to be court-martialed and executed by firing
squad for desertion—and the only one who suffered such
a fate during World War II.

Pvt. Eddie Slovik was a draftee. Originally classified 4-F
because of a prison record (grand theft auto), he was
reclassified 1-A when draft standards were lowered to
meet growing personnel needs.

In January 1944, he was trained to be a rifleman, which
was not to his liking, as he hated guns.

In August of the same year, Slovik was shipped to France
to fight with the 28th Infantry Division.

Eddie and Antoinette Slovik.

1974