SANFORD AND SON PREMIERED ON THIS DATE IN 1972

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SANFORD AND SON  starred Redd Foxx as junk dealer Fred G. Sanford
and Demond Wilson played his son, Lamont Sanford. The sitcom aired
until March 25, 1977 on NBC-TV. In 2007, Time magazine included the
show on their list of the “100 Best TV Shows of All Time”.

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Left to right, Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson on the set of SANFORD AND SON

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HOLLAND TAYLOR TURNED 68 TODAY

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Holland Taylor’s long acting career began in the theater. She 
appeared in numerous Broadway and off-Broadway productions
from 1960 to 1980. Taylor has been nominated four times for her
role as Evelyn Harper, Charlie and Alan’s mother in the CBS-TV
sitcom series Two and a Half Men.

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Holland Taylor with Charlie Sheen in a scene from Two and a Half Men

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Holland Taylor shown here on stage in a one-person show as late 
Texas Governor Ann Richards.

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THE TODAY SHOW PREMIERED ON THIS DATE IN 1952

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The Today show is a morning news and talk show. It was the first of its  
genre when it signed on with original host Dave Garroway,above. Dave,
a former radio personality, was host of the series until 1961. The show
was the idea of, then NBC-TV vice-president Sylvester “Pat”  Weaver,
the father of actress Sigourney Weaver. The Today Show is the fourth-
longest running TV series.

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      Dave Garroway on NBC radio

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BIG GUY RICHARD MOLL IS 68 TODAY

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   NBC-TV’s Night Court aired from January 4, 1984 until May 31,1992.

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ROBERT STACK ~ JANUARY 13, 1919–MAY 14, 2003

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Robert Stack as Eliot Ness in The Untouchables on 
ABC-TV from 1959 – 1963.
  

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Robert Stack,right, with Lloyd Bridges in the 1980 comedy
film Airplane.
 

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