Tag: tv
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HAL MARCH
April 22, 1920 Hal March was born Harold Mendelson in San Francisco, California. In 1944, March first came to note as part of a comedy team with Bob Sweeney. The duo had their own radio show in the early 1950s as Sweeney & March. arch also worked with Lucille Ball as a regular character on…
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EDDIE ALBERT
April 22, 1906 Eddie Albert was born Edward Albert Heimberger in Rock Island, Illinois, the oldest of the five children. When he was one year old, his family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at Central High School in Minneapolis and joined the drama club. His schoolmate Harriet Lake (later known as Ann Sothern) graduated in…
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CHARLOTTE LAWRENCE
April 22, 1921 Charlotte Lawrence was born Charlotte Sorkin in Los Angeles, California. She attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles where she was active in Theater. She moved to New York in the early 1940’s to pursue a career in radio. She had a lucrative career as a radio actress, but left New York…
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AARON SPELLING
April 22, 1923 Aaron Spelling was born in Dallas, Texas. After attending high school, he served in the United States Army Air Corps as a pilot during World War II. Spelling later graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1949, where he was a cheerleader. Spelling made his first appearance as an actor in a film as…
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DICK SARGENT
April 19, 1930 Dick Sargent was born Richard Stanford Cox in Carmel, California. His mother was an actress and his father was an entertainment industry manager. Sargent attended the San Rafael Military Academy before majoring in drama at Stanford University. He was most famous for being the ‘second Darrin’ on “Bewitched”. His first screen appearance was on “I…
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WILLIAM HOLDEN
April 17, 1918 William Holden was born as William Franklin Beedle Jr. in O’Fallon, Illinois. His family moved to South Pasadena when he was three. After graduating from South Pasadena High School, Holden attended Pasadena Junior College, where he became involved in local radio plays. He made his screen debut in an uncredited role in…
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JOHNNY SILVER
April 16, 1918 Johnny Silver was born John Silverman in East Chicago, Indiana. Silver’s performing arts career started early, singing as a youth, and then expanded to acting. His early career involved performing with actor John Raitt at L.A. City College as well as radio work. He also worked as a burlesque comic. He made his big…
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EDIE ADAMS
April 16, 1927 Edie Adams was born Edith Elizabeth Enke in Kingston, Pennsylvania. Her family moved around before settling in Tenafly, New Jersey, where she attended Tenafly High School. Ada Enke taught her daughter singing and piano. Adams’s grandmother, a seamstress, taught her how to sew. She earned a vocal degree from Juilliard and then graduated from Columbia…
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FLORENCE BATES
April 15, 1888 Florence Bates (nee Florence Rabe) was born in San Antonio, Texas. After earning her degree in mathematics, Florence went to law school and became the first woman attorney in the history of the state of Texas. She traveled abroad extensively and was fluent in many languages. After the crash of 1929, she moved…
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JOHN WILLIAMS
April 15, 1903 John Williams was born in Chalfont St. Giles in Buckinghamshire, England, in 1903. Williams was educated at Lancing College and began his acting career on the English stage in 1916. He won Broadway’s 1953 Tony Award as Best Supporting Actor for Dial M for Murder, a role that he recreated in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film…
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