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Happy Birthday, Peggy Lee!

Happy Birthday, Peggy Lee!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 26th 2022

Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington said it better than anyone possibly could: “If I’m the duke, man, Peggy Lee is the queen.”
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Happy Birthday, Tony Barrett!

Happy Birthday, Tony Barrett!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 24th 2022

An item in a November 1945 edition of Radio Mirror will give you an idea of just how busy the actor born Martin Lefkowitz o
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Happy Birthday, Leslie Charteris!

Happy Birthday, Leslie Charteris!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 12th 2022

Before becoming the creator of one of the literary world’s most famous sleuths, Leslie Charteris—born in Singapore (at the
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 Happy Birthday, Ed Max!

Happy Birthday, Ed Max!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 4th 2022

Though its radio run was brief (from July 3, 1947 to February 14, 1948), The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen has rightfully ear
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Happy Birthday, Lionel Barrymore!

Happy Birthday, Lionel Barrymore!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 28th 2022

It’s become a true holiday tradition, spending time with Lionel Barrymore–who was born Lionel Herbert Blythe in Philadelphia
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Happy Birthday, Harry Morgan!

Happy Birthday, Harry Morgan!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 10th 2022

Writer Parke Levy, who became a millionaire with the creation of the TV sitcom December Bride, liked to take credit for giv
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