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Happy Birthday, Judy Canova!

Happy Birthday, Judy Canova!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 20th 2014

At the height of her popularity in the 1940s, Judy Canova—born in Starke, Florida on this date in 1913—started a pigtails-a
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Happy Birthday, Norman Macdonnell!

Happy Birthday, Norman Macdonnell!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 6th 2014

One of old-time radio’s most important—and inarguably, most creative—director-producers was born on this date in 1916. A na
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Happy Birthday, Ted de Corsia!

Happy Birthday, Ted de Corsia!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 29th 2014

If you’ve seen this popular character actor’s mug in any movie on Turner Classic Movies I guarantee you it’s a most familia
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Happy Birthday, Hanley Stafford!

Happy Birthday, Hanley Stafford!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 22nd 2014

The actor who achieved his greatest fame on radio as the best foil Fanny Brice’s Baby Snooks could ever wish for was born o
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Happy Birthday, Lawrence Dobkin!

Happy Birthday, Lawrence Dobkin!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 16th 2014

There are eight million stories in the naked city…and today we’ll highlight one of them, by celebrating the 95th birthday o
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Happy Birthday, Edmond O’Brien!

Happy Birthday, Edmond O’Brien!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 10th 2014

Born 101 years ago on this date in New York City, Redmond O’Brien would go on to become one of the movies’ most beloved and
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