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Happy Birthday, George Fenneman!

Happy Birthday, George Fenneman!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 10th 2021

Despite his incredible career as a radio/TV announcer and emcee, George Watt Fenneman—born in Peking (now Beijing), China o
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Happy Birthday, Barney Phillips!

Happy Birthday, Barney Phillips!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 20th 2021

Although there was certainly a note of melancholy involved, replacing the departed Barton Yarborough as Jack Webb’s new par
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Happy Birthday, Sharon Douglas!

Happy Birthday, Sharon Douglas!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 16th 2021

When A Day in the Life of Dennis Day premiered over NBC Radio in the fall of 1946, it was actress Sharon Douglas—born Rhoda
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Happy Birthday, Andy Devine!

Happy Birthday, Andy Devine!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 7th 2021

Actors Andy Devine and Broderick Crawford enthusiastically participated in their own stunts during the filming the 1940 Wes
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Happy Birthday, Barry Sullivan!

Happy Birthday, Barry Sullivan!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 29th 2021

When actor Barry Sullivan—born Patrick Barry Sullivan in 1912 on this date in New York City—was approached to star in Harbo
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Happy Birthday, Art Van Harvey!

Happy Birthday, Art Van Harvey!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 23rd 2021

The actor born Arthur Harvey Van Berschot in Chicago, Illinois on this date in 1883 had much in common with the fictional V
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