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posted 28 April 2012 09:48 AM

Born 1926: Harper Lee (a one hit wonder) (only kidding)

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posted 28 April 2012 11:47 AM

Happy 104, Carl Laemmle.

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posted 28 April 2012 11:48 AM

quote:
Originally posted by philnic:
Not if you know his attitude to birthdays and holidays, you won't!

I know it.

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posted 30 April 2012 08:33 PM

Happy 79, Willie!

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posted 03 May 2012 02:49 PM

If Norman Corwin was still with us he'd be 102 today.

He was such a nice man, very humble considering his stature in radio.

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dandelion

posted 03 May 2012 05:07 PM

Peter "Pete" Seeger, born on this day in 1919!

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posted 06 May 2012 08:13 AM

Born 1915: Orson Welles

As most of you know Orson was uncredited when he did the narration in King of Kings, words by Ray also without credit.

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dandelion

posted 06 May 2012 10:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dandelion:
Peter "Pete" Seeger, born on this day in 1919!

Woody Guthrie has been gone so long I didn't realize he was only seven years older. Turns 100 this year, blessed with talent but not Seeger's great disposition and good health.

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posted 08 May 2012 06:17 PM

Born 1926: Don Rickles (one of the funniest men on the planet)

Decades ago he and Ray were both on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. After the show Ray expressed his disappointment that Rickles did not toss an insult his way. Rickles response was something like this, "I admire you work too much...you hockey puck." Ray was pleased.

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Ignored post by jkt posted 08 May 2012 06:17 PM

posted 09 May 2012 07:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jkt:
Born 1926: Don Rickles (one of the funniest men on the planet)

Decades ago he and Ray were both on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. After the show Ray expressed his disappointment that Rickles did not toss an insult his way. Rickles response was something like this, "I admire you work too much...you hockey puck." Ray was pleased.

Good story - I think I'll pass it along to a few hundred friends.

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posted 11 May 2012 06:41 AM

Happy birthday you Englishter!

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philnic

posted 11 May 2012 08:37 AM

According to Wikipedia, Bernard Fox is no English(t)er. He's from over the border in Wales!

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posted 11 May 2012 05:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by philnic:
According to Wikipedia, Bernard Fox is no English(t)er. He's from over the border in Wales!

I know. You never saw this episode? It was from that I was quoting. He played an "Englishter" in this programme.

Look!

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philnic

posted 12 May 2012 03:56 AM

I never saw ANY episode. I don't believe we had that show in the UK. Even if we did (and I think we didn't, because we didn't get many US comedies in the early 60s - Dick van Dyke and Lucy were about all we got), I'd be too young to remember it.

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posted 13 May 2012 02:58 AM

quote:
Originally posted by philnic:
I never saw ANY episode. I don't believe we had that show in the UK. Even if we did (and I think we didn't, because we didn't get many US comedies in the early 60s - Dick van Dyke and Lucy were about all we got), I'd be too young to remember it.

Well worth dot-coming! It's my favourite programme ever.

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