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Happy Birthday, Danny Thomas!

Happy Birthday, Danny Thomas!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 6th 2022

Danny Thomas was an entertainer struggling to make it big in show business. He often had difficulty securing gigs, and the n
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Happy Birthday, Robert Readick!

Happy Birthday, Robert Readick!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 28th 2021

Actor Frank Readick’s voice is a familiar one to those fans who remember old-time radio--he was one of the busiest thesps in
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Happy Birthday, Ralph Bell!

Happy Birthday, Ralph Bell!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 27th 2021

It would be no exaggeration to state that the actor born Ralph Scognamiglio in New Jersey (though sources also state his pl
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Happy Birthday, Burgess Meredith!

Happy Birthday, Burgess Meredith!

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

Two iconic roles immediately come to mind when discussing the career of the actor born Oliver Burgess Meredith on this date
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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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