Happy Birthday, Alan Reed!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 20th 2013
Whether
you know him as Teddy Bergman (his birth name) or Alan Reed—an identity he
adopted to separate his comedic roles fr
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Happy Birthday, Alfred Hitchcock!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 13th 2013
On
this date in 1899, Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone—part of
Essex at the time of his birth, now part
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Review – The Jack Benny Program: The Lost Episodes
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 26th 2013
The
media company known emphatically as Shout! Factory pre-released one of the most
highly anticipated DVD sets for old-tim
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Happy Birthday, Phil Harris!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 24th 2013
The
man who let audiences know what he liked about the South was born in Linton, Indiana on this date in 1904. Whenever wif
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Happy Birthday, Mel Blanc!
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 30th 2013
In the
1949 Looney Tunes short Curtain Razor, cartoon star Porky Pig
channels his inner Major Bowes by auditioning acts at
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Everybody Loves Raymond
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 21st 2013
The
actor who would be celebrating his ninety-sixth birthday today is indisputably
best remembered for two iconic televisio
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