JOYCE VAN PATTEN IS 77 TODAY

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Joyce Van Patten is a stage, film and television actress and the younger   
sister of actor Dick Van Patten. Her list of guest appearances includes   
the TV shows, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, The Twilight Zone, The Andy  
Griffith Show, and Hawaii Five-O. Van Patten has had supporting roles  
in many films, among them as the head of the Little League in the  
original comedy film Bad News Bears in 1975.

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TV SHOW’S HOST INTRODUCED BY GROUCHO MARX

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On October 1, 1962, Groucho Marx (left) made a television guest appearance
to introduce the Tonight Show’s new host, Johnny Carson.

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FIRST BROADWAY PRODUCTION ON TV ~ THIS DATE IN 1955

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NBC-TV presented Peter Pan live as part of Producers’ Showcase,with
the show’s original cast, as the first full-length Broadway production on 
color TV. The show attracted a record audience of 65-million viewers 
viewers. Mary Martin ( above) and Cyril Ritchard (below) had already  
won Tony Awards for their stage performances, and Martin won an  
Emmy Award for the television production.

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Cyril Ritchard

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PATRICIA HEATON TURNED 53 TODAY

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Actress Patricia Heaton is best known for playing Ray Barone’s wife Debra on
the CBS-TV sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996 – 2005). In 2007, she
made a return to sitcom television opposite Kelsey Grammer in the FOX
comedy series Back to You, which was canceled in 2008. She is currently
starring in the ABC comedy series The Middle.

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Patricia Heaton with Everybody Loves Raymond costar, Ray Ramano

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Patricia Heaton with Neil Flynn from TV series The Middle

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STAR TREK STAR ~ BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1920

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James Montgomery "Jimmy" Doohan was an Irish-Canadian character and voice
actor best known for his role as Chief Engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in
the TV and film series Star Trek. Following his success with Star Trek, he
supplemented his income and showed continued support for his fans by
making numerous public appearances. On July 20, 2005, Doohan died
at his home in Redmond, Washington. He was 85. 

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                    beam me up scotty

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