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Happy Birthday, John Brown!

Happy Birthday, John Brown!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 4th 2015

In the 1949 film The Life of Riley—based on the successful radio situation comedy created by Irving Brecher (who also direc
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Happy Birthday, Richard Denning!

Happy Birthday, Richard Denning!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 27th 2015

If I stated up front that the man who’s in our birthday spotlight today transcended his meager beginnings as a mere thespia
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Happy Birthday, Philip Rapp!

Happy Birthday, Philip Rapp!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 26th 2015

Comedy writer Phil Rapp was born on this date in 1907, and during his long show business career he would probably become be
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Happy Birthday, W.C. Fields!

Happy Birthday, W.C. Fields!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 29th 2015

One of the funniest men to ever walk this planet was born one hundred and thirty-five years ago on this date; his birth nam
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Happy Birthday, Cary Grant!

Happy Birthday, Cary Grant!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 18th 2015

For those of you disappointed in the Academy Award nominations announced this past Thursday, here’s a little something to c
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What a revoltin’ anniversary this is!

What a revoltin’ anniversary this is!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 16th 2015

This past Monday, January 14th, marked the 107th birthday of actor William Bendix…who graced the silver screen during the 1
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