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STAFFORD REPP
April 26, 1918 Stafford Alois Repp was born and raised in San Francisco, California. He is best known for his role as Police Chief O’Hara on ABC’s “Batman” television series. Soon after the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, he served a stint in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II where he…
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CAROL BURNETT
April 26, 1933 Carol Creighton Burnett was born in San Antonio, Texas. As a child of alcoholic parents, she was left in the care of her grandmother, who moved them to Hollywood, where they lived in a boarding house and shared a great passion for the movies. During her six decade career she conquered Broadway,…
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LUCY AT 62
April 25, 1974 The April 1974 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal included an article about Lucille Ball titled “Lucy: Having A Ball at 62″ by Thomas Thompson. Ladies’ Home Journal was first published on February 16, 1883, and became one of the leading women’s magazines of the 20th century. In 1903, it was the first American…
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MON COPAIN
April 25, 1937 Mon Copain (literal translation ‘My Friend’) was a French-language movie magazine published from the 1930s through the 1950s. On April 25, 1937 RKO film star Lucille Ball appeared on the cover, holding a look-alike doll. Both Lucy and the doll are holding a cigarette. This is not the only time Lucille Ball would…
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THE SMITHS OF HOLLYWOOD
“The Burglar” ~ April 25, 1947 “The Smiths of Hollywood” was a radio sitcom, set in Hollywood, California. It aired from September 28, 1946 to July 4, 1947 (27 episodes). This cast starred Harry Von Zell as attorney Bill Smith, Brenda Marshall as his wife Nancy, and British star Arthur Treacher as Sir Cecil Smythe, their…
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LARRY J. BLAKE
April 24, 1914 Larry J. Blake was born Lawrence Joseph Lumberg in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. He started his career in vaudeville. After appearing at the Roxy Theatre and the Rainbow Room, he was offered a screen test with Universal studios. He made his screen debut in 1937′s Secret Agent X-9, a serial. He made his television…
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R.G. BROWN
April 24, 1933 R.G. Brown was born in Flint, Michigan, on April 24, 1933. He made his screen debut on a January 1960 episode of “The Buick-Electra Playhouse” titled “The Fifth Column” starring Richard Burton. He appeared on several variety shows from 1962 to 1972: “The Andy Williams Show” (1962-63) 8 episodes “The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour”…
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JOHN J. ‘RED’ FOX
April 24, 1924 John Joseph Fox was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Throughout his career he was known by several names: J. Red Fox, John ‘Red’ Fox, John F. Fox, John Red Fox, John S. Fox, John Fox, and Red Fox. He made his screen debut on a March 1965 episode of “The Addams Family” titled “Morticia the…
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TV GUIDE: HOW HOLLYWOOD CHANGED LUCILLE BALL
April 23, 1954 On April 24, 1954, Lucille Ball (and her shadow) appeared on the cover of TV Guide, volume 2, no. 17. This was one of two covers in 1954. Lucy has been seen on a total of 39 TV Guide covers, more than any other person. The inside article was titled “How TV…
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IVA SHEPARD
April 23, 1886 Iva Shepard was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She became a silent film actress making her screen debut in the silent short The Wife of Marcius (1910). Her most notable film roles were in The Romance of an Actor (1914), as Zoe Trevor in The Haunted Manor (1916), and as Nettie Lea in The Isle of Love (1916). …
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