Erin Gray is best known for her role as Col. Wilma Deering in the
NBC-TV science fiction series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. It
ran from 1979 until 1981 when it was cancelled.
Erin Gray and the robot Twiki, below, from Buck Rogers
ERIN GRAY IS 61 YEARS OLD TODAY
WILD KINGDOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1963
WILD KINGDOM was hosted by Zoologist and zoo curator Marlin Perkins.
The half-hour nature program aired Sundays on NBC-TV until 1971, when
it went into syndication. Perkins was host for most of the show’s history
until he was forced to retire in 1985 for health reasons. Perkins died the
following year at the age of 81. Jim Fowler, seen below, a long-time
assistant of Marlin’s became the host.
Marlin Perkins with one of his many animal friends
THE FIRST WHEEL WAS SPUN ON THIS DATE IN 1975
The original network TV version of WHEEL OF FORTUNE ran from 1975 to
1991 on both NBC and CBS before syndication. The current version of
the show premiered on September 19, 1983 with hosts Pat Sajak and
letter turner Vanna White.
The host and hostess of the first WHEEL OF FORTUNE
were Chuck Woolery and Susan Stafford, shown above.
FROM THE COMIC STRIP TO THE TV SCREEN
TV SHOW INSPIRED BY I LOVE LUCY
My Little Margie premiered on CBS as a summer sitcom replacement
for I love Lucy in 1952, sponsored by Philip Morris cigarettes.The show
alternated TV networks between CBS and NBC until the final episode
aired in 1955.
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My Little Margie starred Gale Storm (left) as Margie Albright
and former silent film star Charles Farrell ( right) played her
father Vern Albright.
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