Dr. Buzz aka Buzz Von Ornsteiner PhD
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psychologist providing commentary for TV's CopyCat Killers @ReelzChannel + daily #BornOnThisDay for individuals I deem of interest, many #GoneTooSoon #drbuzz
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Actress Elizabeth Montgomery was
#BornOnThisDay
April 15, 1933. Remembered for her role in the TV series
#Bewitched
(1964 -'72) & for the TV film,The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975). Passed in 1995 (age 62) from
#cancer
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
#GoneButNotForgotten
#birthday
#BOTD
#witch
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Actor & singer Bobby Sherman was
#BornOnThisDay
, July 22, 1943. Known as a teen idol with successful TV shows + hit singles starting in the early 1960s, however by the 1970s, Sherman had traded show business for a career as an EMT & a deputy sheriff.
#birthday
80 yrs YOUNG
#BOTD
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The actor singer & comic Jim Nabors was
#BornOnThisDay
June 12, 1930. Remembered for his roles on TV's The Andy Griffith Show (1960-'68), Gomer Pyle (1964-'69), his own variety show, The Jim Nabors Hour (1969–'71) & The Lost Saucer (1975-'76). Passed in 2017 (age 87)
#RIP
#LGBTIQ
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Actress Edie McClurg was
#BornOnThisDay
July 23, 1945. Appeared in over 55 TV episodes & over 90 films, Carrie (1976), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), & Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988). Battling dementia & placed in guardianship we all wish her the BEST 79 years YOUNG
#BOTD
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Actor William Shatner was
#BornOnThisDay
, March 22, 1931. Best known as "Captain Kirk" in the TV's Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-'69), & the
#StarTrek
films that followed. Shatner continues to appear in TV & films & we wish him the very BEST
#birthday
93 years
#today
#BOTD
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Margaret Hamilton was
#BornOnThisDay
, Dec. 9,1902. Forever remembered as the "Wicked Witch" in the classic film The Wizard of Oz (1939),she continued to work until she developed
#alzheimerdisease
, passing from a
#heartattack
in 1985 (age 82)
#RIP
#GoneButNotForgotten
#witch
#BOTD
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Actress Lee Meriwether was
#BornOnThisDay
May 27, 1935. A former Miss America of 1955, best known for her role on TV's Barnaby Jones (1976-'80), playing Catwoman in the film version of Batman (1966) + many other TV roles; The Time Tunnel ('66-'67) &
#StarTrek
(1969) 89 yrs YOUNG
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Singer/actress
#LizaMinnelli
(age 77) was
#BornOnThisDay
March 12, 1946. Top stage, TV & film roles such as Cabaret (1972). As the daughter of
#JudyGarland
& Vincente Minnelli, she has openly discussed her past
#addictions
, helping others to help themselves in achieving sobriety
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TV, film & stage actress Julie Newmar was
#BornOnThisDay
, Aug. 16, 1933. Best known for her role as "Catwoman" in the TV's
#Batman
(1966-'67) + numerous roles on TV including The Twilight Zone (1963) My Living Doll (1964-'65) &
#StarTrek
(1967)
#birthday
90 years YOUNG
#BOTD
19
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Actress Adrienne Barbeau was
#BornOnThisDay
June 11, 1945. Gained notice for her stage role as Rizzo in Bway's
#Grease
(1970s), then in the role as Carol on TV's Maude (1972–'78) & for her films, The Fog (1980), Creepshow (1982) & Swamp Thing (1982)
#birthday
79 years YOUNG
#BOTD
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Actress Hattie McDaniel was
#BornOnThisDay
,June 10, 1893. Appeared in over 300 films, but is best remembered for her film role in Gone with the Wind (1939), becoming the first
#AfricanAmerican
to win an Oscar. Passed in 1952 (age 59) from breast cancer.
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
#BOTD
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Actress Mary Tyler Moore was
#BornOnThisDay
Dec. 29, 1936. Remembered for her TV roles in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–'66) & The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–'77). Moore was open on her past
#alcoholism
& her Type I
#diabetes
to support & help others, passed in 2017 (age 80)
#RIP
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Film Actor Oliver Reed was
#BornOnThisDay
Feb. 13, 1938. Battling alcoholism, he passed in a bar in 1999 (age 61) after drinking 8 pints of German lager, 12 shots of rum, 1/2 bottle of whiskey + shots of Hennessy + arm-wrestling 5 Royal Navy sailors
#heartattack
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
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Actress Madeline Kahn was
#BornOnThisDay
, Sept. 29, 1942. Remembered for her film roles, What's Up, Doc? (1972), Young Frankenstein (1974), Paper Moon (1973), Blazing Saddles (1974) & High Anxiety (1977). Passed in 1999 (age 57) from
#cancer
#RIP
#gonetoosoon
#GoneButNotForgotten
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Stage, film/TV actor James Hong was
#BornOnThisDay
Feb. 22, 1929. Seen on TV's Hawaii Five-O (1969–'74), Perry Mason (1962–'63), Kung Fu (1972–'75) & as "Bruce" in Seinfeld's episode "The Chinese Restaurant" (1991) & the film, Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) 95 yrs YOUNG
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Singer Nat King Cole was
#BornOnThisDay
, March 17, 1919. Remembered for his hit songs (over a 100) & for his films, TV & stage work. He was the 1st
#africanamerican
male to host his own USA TV series. Passed in 1965 (age 45) from
#lungcancer
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
#Quitsmoking
#BOTD
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Actor Eddie Albert was
#bornonthisday
April 22, 1906. Known for his film roles, Roman Holiday (1953) Carrie (1952) Oklahoma! (1955) The Heartbreak Kid (1972) The Longest Yard (1974) & on TV's Green Acres (1965-'71). Battling
#Alzheimer
's disease in 1995, passed 2005 (age 99)
#RIP
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Singer Micky Dolenz was
#BornOnThisDay
, March 8, 1945. Best known as a member of the 1960s singing group The Monkees (1966–'68) & a co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966–'68). Today, Dolenz is the last surviving member of the group wishing him the BEST
#birthday
79 yrs YOUNG
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Singer/actress Nancy Sinatra was
#BornOnThisDay
, June 8, 1940. The daughter of
#FrankSinatra
is widely known for her top hit songs, (1966 thru 1968), 10 of which reached the Top 40, including the hit "These Boots Are Made for Walking".
#NancySinatra
BEST
#birthday
84 years YOUNG
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Comedienne Carol Burnett was
#BornOnThisDay
, April 26, 1933. Known for her own TV show, The Carol Burnett Show (1967-'78). 6 Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, & 7 Golden Globe Awards + Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005. Wishing Carol the BEST
#birthday
91 years YOUNG
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Film & TV actor Cesar Romero was
#BornOnThisDay
, Feb. 15, 1907. Active in film, radio, & TV for almost 60 years. Remembered as "the Joker" on TV's Batman series (1966-'68). Passed in 1994 (age 86) from a blood clot.
#RIP
#GoneButNotForgotten
#GoneButNeverForgotten
#BOTD
#Batman
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Actress/model Barbara Feldon was
#BornOnThisDay
, March 12, 1933. In 1957, she won the grand prize on TV's The $64,000 Question, modeling & acting followed. Best known for her role as "Agent 99" on the
#1960s
TV series Get Smart (1965-'70). Best
#birthday
91 years YOUNG
#BOTD
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Actor Edward Platt was
#BornOnThisDay
Feb. 14, 1916. Appeared in films & on TV but is remembered for his role as "The Chief" in the TV series Get Smart 1965-70. Battling depression he passed in 1974 (age 58) from
#suicide
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
#SuicideAwareness
#MentalHealthAwareness
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Actor & comedian Frank Gorshin was
#BornOnThisDay
, April 5, 1933. Remembered for his numerous roles on TV & in films, such as the Riddler on the TV's
#Batman
(1966 -'67) &
#StarTrek
(1969). A 5 pack-a-day smoker, he passed in 2005 (age 72) from
#lungcancer
#RIP
#gonetoosoon
#BOTD
28
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Actress Farrah Fawcett was
#BornOnThisDay
Feb. 2, 1947. Known for her TV & movie roles, including the TV series Charlie's Angels (1976–'77). Her 1976 red swimsuit poster, has remained the best-selling poster in history. Passed in 2009 (age 62) from
#cancer
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
#BOTD
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Actress Mary Wickes was
#bornonthisday
June 13, 1910. Remembered for her film & TV roles as prim, professional women, secretaries, nurses & housekeepers, who spoke sarcastic quips, films include Now, Voyager (1942) & Sister Act (1992) Passed 1995 age 85 from surgery recovery
#RIP
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Film/TV actress Veronica Cartwright was
#BornOnThisDay
April 20, 1949. Best films, The Birds (1963), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Alien (1979), The Right Stuff (1983) & The Witches of Eastwick (1987) Her younger sister is actress Angela Cartwright. birthday 75 yrs YOUNG
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Actor William Shatner was
#BornOnThisDay
, March 22, 1931. Best known as "Captain Kirk" in the TV's Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-'69), & the
#StarTrek
films that followed. Shatner continues to appear in TV & films & we wish him the very BEST
#birthday
92 yrs
#today
#BOTD
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Actress Tina Louise was
#BornOnThisDay
Feb.11, 1934. Although she has appeared in numerous TV & film roles since the late 1950s, Louise is known today for the TV series Gilligan's Island (1964 -'67) she is the last surviving member of the TV cast. Happy
#birthday
90 years YOUNG
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Actress Debralee Scott was
#BornOnThisDay
April 2, 1953. TV roles on Welcome Back Kotter (1975-'78) & Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976-'77). Depressed due to her fiancé's death & battling alcoholism she passed in 2005, (age 52) from cirrhosis of the liver
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
#BOTD
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Actor John Astin was
#BornOnThisDay
March 30, 1930. Known for his TV role as "Gomez" in The Addams Family (1964–'66) reprising the role in the TV film Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977) & the animated TV series The Addams Family (1992–'93).
#birthday
94 years YOUNG
#BOTD
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Actor Werner Klemperer was
#BornOnThisDay
March 22, 1920. Remembered as "Colonel Klink" on the TV series Hogan's Heroes (1965-'71). Ironically, in real life he & his family fled Nazi Germany in the 1930s due to Jewish heritage. Passed in 2000 (age 80) from
#cancer
#RIP
#BOTD
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Actress Suzanne Pleshette was
#BornOnThisDay
, Jan. 31, 1937. A successful stage, film & TV star she is remembered for numerous films such as The Birds (1963) & for the TV series The Bob Newhart Show (1972-'78). A smoker she passed in 2008 (age 70)
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
#quitsmoking
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Actress Bette Davis was
#BornOnThisDay
April 5, 1908. Her career spanned more than 50 years (over 100 acting credits). Acted till the end of her life, 4 strokes, paralysis in the left side of her face & in her left arm, & slurred speech. Passed in 1989 (age 81) from
#cancer
.
#RIP
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Actress Eve Arden was
#BornOnThisDay
, April 30, 1908. Remembered for her film & TV leading & supporting roles for nearly 6 decades. Mildred Pierce (1945), Grease (1978) & Grease 2 (1982) + TV's Our Miss Brooks (1952-'56). Passed in 1990 (age 82) from
#heartdisease
#RIP
#BOTD
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Singer/actor Ricky Nelson was
#BornOnThisDay
May 8, 1940. Known along with his family for the TV's The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (1952-'56) & for his hit songs (20 top 10 hits) & later- films. Passed in 1985 (age 45) from a private plane crash.
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
#BOTD
#hunk
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Comic/actor Paul Lynde was
#BornOnThisDay
June 13, 1926. Known for his tv/film roles during the
#1960s
/
#1970s
& as a regular on TV's Hollywood Squares (1968-'81). Battling alcoholism, he was sober by the
#1980s
. Passed 1982 (age 55) from a heart attack
#RIP
#gonetoosoon
#LGBTQ
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Actress
#MarilynMonroe
was
#BornOnThisDay
, June 1, 1926. Remembered for her numerous film roles during the
#1950s
& early
#1960s
. A major film star, battling depression she passed in 1962 (age 36) from a medication OD.
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
#DepressionIsReal
#SuicideAwareness
#BOTD
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Actress Elizabeth Montgomery was
#BornOnThisDay
April 15, 1933. Remembered for her role in the TV series
#Bewitched
(1964 -'72) & for the TV films, A Case of Rape (1974) & The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975). Passed in 1995 (age 62) from
#cancer
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
#birthday
#BOTD
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Singer Karen Carpenter was
#BornOnThisDay
, March 2, 1950. A successful top singing star she battled
#anorexia
nervosa, passing in 1983 (age 32) from heart failure caused by complications related to her illness. Her death led to increased visibility & awareness.
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
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Actress Jessica Walter was
#BornOnThisDay
, Jan. 31, 1941. Successful actress who appeared in over 170 film, stage & TV productions. Remembered for her role as a psychotic & obsessed fan of a disc jockey in the film, Play Misty for Me (1971). Passed in 2021 (age 80)
#RIP
#BOTD
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Actress Carolyn Jones was
#BornOnThisDay
, April 28, 1930. Appeared in numerous films & TV shows where she received praise but is remembered for her role as "Morticia" in the TV series The Addams Family (1964-'66). Jones passed in 1983 (age 53) battling
#cancer
.
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
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Actor William Talman was
#BornOnThisDay
, Feb. 4, 1915. Remembered for his TV role as the "D.A." in Perry Mason (1957-'66). In 1960 Talman was arrested "dancing nude" at a Hollywood marijuana party, charges were dropped. Passed in 1968 (age 53) from
#lungcancer
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
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Singer Huey Lewis was
#BornOnThisDay
, July 5, 1950. Known as the lead singer for Huey Lewis & the News The band is known for their top 10 hits, "Heart & Soul" '83, "I Want a New Drug" '83, "The Power of Love" '85, Stuck with You" '86, "Jacob's Ladder" '87, best 74 yrs YOUNG
#BOTD
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Actor Joseph Cotten was
#BornOnThisDay
, May 15, 1905. Remembered for his films, Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Journey into Fear (1943), Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Gaslight (1944), The Third Man (1949) & Niagara (1953). Passed in 1994 (age 88)
#RIP
#BOTD
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Actress Shelley Fabares was
#BornOnThisDay
. Jan. 19, 1944. Best known for her TV roles on The Donna Reed Show (1958–63) & on Coach (1989–97). She was also
#ElvisPresley
's co-star in 3 films. In 1962, her recording of "Johnny Angel" reached
#1
on the
#Billboard
chart 80 yrs. YOUNG
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Actress & singer Judy Garland was
#BornOnThisDay
, June 10, 1922. She attained international stardom through films, TV, stage & record sales but battling
#depression
&
#addiction
, she passed in 1969 (age 47) (OD-pills)
#RIP
stop a slow suicide
#GoneTooSoon
#MentalHealthAwareness
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Actor/comic Benny Hill was
#BornOnThisDay
, Jan. 21, 1924. Known for his TV series, (1955-'89) which peaked at more than 21 million in 1971. In 1992, after several days of unanswered phone calls, Hill, a bachelor was found dead (age 68) from a
#heartattack
while watching TV.
#RIP
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Actress Patty McCormack was
#BornOnThisDay
, on August 21, 1945. Although she had appeared in numerous films & TV shows, she is known today for her role as a child as "Rhoda" in the
#psychological
film The Bad Seed (1956). Wishing McCormack the BEST
#birthday
78 years YOUNG
#BOTD
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Actress Arlene Martel was
#BornOnThisDay
April 14, 1936. Remembered for her TV roles, The
#TwilightZone
episode "Twenty Two", as a nurse who states "Room for one more, Honey!" (1961) & on the
#StarTrek
episode "Amok Time" (1967). Passed in 2014 (age 78) from
#heart
surgery.
#RIP
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Actress Eve Arden was
#BornOnThisDay
, April 30, 1908. Remembered for her film & TV leading & supporting roles for nearly 6 decades.
#MildredPierce
(1945),
#Grease
(1978) &
#Grease2
(1982). TV's Our Miss Brooks (1952-'56). Passed in 1990 (age 82) from
#heartdisease
#RIP
#BOTD
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The actor, singer & comic Jim Nabors was
#bornonthisday
, June 12, 1930. Remembered for his TV roles in The Andy Griffith Show (1960-'68), Gomer Pyle (1964-'69) & The Lost Saucer (1975-'76). Passed in 2017 (age 87)
#RIP
#LGBTIQ
#GayPrideMonth
#LGBTQIA
#birthday
#BOTD
#GayPride2023
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Film & TV star Robert Conrad was
#BornOnThisDay
, March 1, 1935.Remembered for his TV series Hawaiian Eye (1959-'63), The Wild, Wild West (1965-'69) & Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976-'78) + numerous other film & TV shows. Passed in 2020 (age 84) from
#heartfailure
#RIP
#handsome
#hunk
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Actor Al Lewis was
#BornOnThisDay
, April 30, 1923. Appeared in numerous films & TV but remembered for his role as "Grandpa", on TV's The Munsters (1964-'66). Passed in 2006 (age 82) from natural causes. Following cremation, his ashes were placed in his favorite cigar box.
#RIP
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Actor Harry Morgan was
#BornOnThisDay
, April 10, 1915 His career spanned 6 decades & he appeared in over 100 films. Remembered today for his TV role as "Officer Bill Gannon" on Dragnet (1967–'70), & as "Colonel Sherman T. Potter" in M*A*S*H (1975–'83). Passed 2011 (age 96)
#RIP
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Actress Ann-Margret was
#BornOnThisDay
, April 28, 1941. Films include, Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Train Robbers (1973), Tommy (1975), Grumpy Old Men (1993) & Life of the Party (1998)
#birthday
83 yrs YOUNG
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Actress, singer & animal activist Doris Day was
#BornOnThisDay
April 3, 1922. She recorded over 650 songs (1947 -'67) as 1 of the most popular singers of the 20th century & as an actress, also 1 of the biggest female film stars of the 50s & 60s. Passed in 2019 (age 97)
#RIP
#BOTD
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Film/TV actor James Garner was
#BornOnThisDay
April 7, 1928. A lead actor, he is remembered today for his roles in more than 50 films (1956 - 2010) & for his TV shows; Maverick (1957-'62) & The Rockford Files (1974-'80). Passed in 2014 (age 86) from
#heartattack
#RIP
#hunk
#BOTD
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Actor George Kennedy was
#BornOnThisDay
, Feb. 18, 1925. In over 100 TV & films, Strait-Jacket (1964), Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), Cool Hand Luke (1967), The Dirty Dozen (1967), The Boston Strangler (1968), Airport (1970) & Death on the Nile (1978) Passed in 2016 (age 91)
#RIP
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Actress Vivian Vance was
#BornOnThisDay
, July 26, 1909. Remembered for her role as "Ethel" on the TV sitcom I Love Lucy (1951-'57) & The Lucy Show (1962-'65) + several episodes of Here's Lucy (1968-'70) Passed in 1979 (70) from
#cancer
#RIP
#gonetoosoon
#gonebutnotforgotten
#BOTD
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Actress Kathleen Freeman was
#BornOnThisDay
Feb. 17, 1923. Stage, film & on TV in roles as maids, secretaries, teachers, busybodies, nurses, & nosey neighbors, appearing in 12 Jerry Lewis films (1950s-1960s) & The Blues Brothers (1980). Passed 2001 (age 78)
#lungcancer
#RIP
#BOTD
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TV actor Allan Melvin was
#BornOnThisDay
, Feb.18, 1923. Cast in over 100 TV episodes + cartoon over-overs from the 1950s to the early '90s, he is remembered today for his role as "Sam the Butcher" in TV's The Brady Bunch (1969-'74). Passed in 2008 (age 84) from
#cancer
#RIP
#BOTD
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Actress Diane Baker was
#BornOnThisDay
, Feb. 25, 1938. Known for her film work, The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), The Best of Everything (1959),
#Hitchcock
's Marnie (1964), Strait-Jacket with
#JoanCrawford
(1964) & The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
#birthday
86 years YOUNG
#BOTD
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Actress Hayley Mills was
#BornOnThisDay
April 18, 1946. Best known for her films in the 1960s, Pollyanna (1960), The Parent Trap (1961), In Search of the Castaways (1962), Summer Magic (1963), The Moon-Spinners (1964) & The Trouble with Angels (1966) 78 yrs young
#birthday
#BOTD
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Film & TV Bruce Willis was
#BornOnThisDay
, March 19, 1955. 1st in the TV's Moonlighting (1985-'89) later appeared in over a 100 films gaining major stardom in the Die Hard film franchise (1988–'13). Diagnosed & battling (FTD) frontotemporal
#dementia
we send out our BEST wishes
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Actor Frank Nelson was
#BornOnThisDay
,May 6, 1911. Remembered for his numerous TV roles (over 100) as a salesman, where he said "EEE-Yeeeesssss?" TV shows include; The Jack Benny Program, I Love Lucy, The Addams Family. Passing in 1986 (age 75) from
#cancer
#RIP
#BOTD
#birthday
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Actress/comic Ruth Buzzi was
#BornOnThisDay
July 24, 1936. Although she has appeared in numerous TV episodes, she is known for her TV role in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968–'73)& The Lost Saucer (1975-'76) in addition to her numerous film roles. BEST
#birthday
88 yrs YOUNG
#BOTD
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Actor Richard Deacon was
#BornOnThisDay
May 14, 1921. Although Deacon appeared in over 100 TV shows, he is best remembered for playing TV producer "Mel Cooley" on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-'66). Deacon passed in 1984 (age 63) from
#heartattack
.
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
#BOTD
#LGBTQ
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Actress Lucille Ball was
#BornOnThisDay
August 6, 1911. Originally in films, Ball is remembered for her TV series I Love Lucy (1951-'57) + her other sitcoms. In 1962, she became the 1st woman to run a major TV studio. Passed in 1989 (age 77) from an Abdominal aortic aneurysm
#RIP
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Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald was
#BornOnThisDay
, April 25, 1917. Referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", & "Lady Ella", she had a purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing & intonation. Battling
#diabetes
she passed in 1996 (age 79) from a
#stroke
#RIP
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Actor/
#bodybuilder
Peter Lupus was
#BornOnThisDay
June 17, 1932. Known for his film roles; Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon (1964), Challenge of the Gladiator (1965) Muscle Beach Party (1964) & in the original TV series Mission: Impossible (1966-'73) 92 years YOUNG
#BOTD
#hunk
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TV/radio Sex–therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, has passed at age 96. Born June 4, 1928, a
#Holocaust
survivor, she later came to the US in 1956, working as a maid to pay for graduate school earning an M.A. in 1959 & later a PhD at age 42, a radio show in 1980 & later TV stardom
#RIP
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Composer/songwriter Burt Bacharach was
#BornOnThisDay
, May12, 1928. Considered 1 of the most important & influential figures of 20th-century popular music. Over 1,000 different artists have recorded his songs. He wrote 73 U.S. & 52 UK Top 40 hits. Passed Feb. 8, 2023, age 94
#RIP
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Actress Bette Davis was
#BornOnThisDay
April 5, 1908. Her career spanned more than 50 years (over 100 acting credits). Acted till the end of her life, 4 strokes, paralysis in the left side of her face & in her left arm, & slurred speech. Passed in 1989 (age 81) from
#cancer
.
#RIP
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Actress Candice Bergen was
#BornOnThisDay
, May 9, 1946. Bergen has won 4
#EmmyAward
for her role on TV's Murphy Brown (1988–'98) + 2 academy award nominations. Left out of her father's will (1978) he left 10,000 $ to his dummy Charlie McCarthy BEST
#birthday
78 years young
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TV & film actress June Lockhart was
#BornOnThisDay
June 25, 1925. Known for her numerous film & TV roles but mainly for her roles in the TV series; Lassie (1958-'64), Lost in Space (1965-'68) & Petticoat Junction (1968–'70). Wishing Lockhart a happy
#birthday
99 years YOUNG
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Actress Nancy Walker was
#BornOnThisDay
, May 10, 1922. Although she had a 5-decade long career, she is remembered for her TV roles, McMillan & Wife (1971-'77), The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-'77) & later Rhoda (1974-'78). Passed 1992 (age 69) from
#lungcancer
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
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Actress Susan Oliver was
#BornOnThisDay
, Feb.13, 1932. Appeared in numerous films & TV shows, from the late 1950s to the 80s, best remembered for her role in "The Menagerie"(1966), from the original TV series
#StarTrek
. Passed in 1990 (age 58) from
#cancer
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
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Actor Victor Buono was
#BornOnThisDay
, Feb. 3, 1938. Remembered as the villain "King Tut" in TV's Batman (1966–'68) + as "Edwin Flagg" in the film, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962). A compulsive eater, he passed in 1982 (age 43) from
#heartattack
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
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Actress Grace Lee Whitney was
#BornOnThisDay
, April 1, 1930 Known for her role in the original
#StarTrek
TV series & subsequent Star Trek films. After gaining sobriety, she dedicated her life to helping others suffering from alcohol & drug addiction. Passed in 2015 (age 85)
#RIP
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TV & film actress June Lockhart was
#BornOnThisDay
, June 25, 1925. Known for her numerous film & TV roles but mainly for her roles in the TV series; Lassie (1958-'64), Lost in Space (1965-'68) & Petticoat Junction (1968–'70). Wishing Lockhart a happy
#birthday
98 yrs YOUNG
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Actor Darren McGavin was
#BornOnThisDay
May 7, 1922. Appeared on the stage & in films such as, A Christmas Story (1983) but is best known his TV shows, Mike Hammer (1958–'59), Riverboat (1959–'61) & Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–'75). Passed in 2006 (age 83) heart disease
#RIP
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Actor Dick York was
#BornOnThisDay
, Sept. 4, 1928. Known for his role as the 1st "Darrin" on TV's
#Bewitched
(1964-'69). Exceedingly generous, he later founded & ran "Acting for Life", a program for the homeless. Battling
#emphysema
he passed in 1992 (age 63)
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
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Stage, film & TV actor Christopher Walken was
#BornOnThisDay
March 31, 1943. Known for his roles in more than 100 films & TV shows & once shared the stage in the play, Best Foot Forward, with Veronica Lake & Liza Minnelli in 1963. Wishing Walken
#HAPPYBIRTHDAY
81 yrs young
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Actress Cloris Leachman was
#BornOnThisDay
April 30, 1926. Her career spanned over 7 decades, won 9
#EmmyAwards
, TV's Mary Tyler Moore (1970-'77) & 1
#AcademyAward
for the film; The Last Picture Show (1971). Passed while battling COVID from a stroke, last Jan. 27, 2021
#RIP
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Comic Jack Benny was
#BornOnThisDay
, Feb. 14, 1894. Began in vaudeville, then film + his own long running radio & TV show (1950 -'65). Known for his comic timing & the ability to cause laughter with a long pause or a single expression. Passed in 1974, (age 80) from
#cancer
#RIP
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Singer Karen Carpenter was
#BornOnThisDay
, March 2, 1950. A successful top singing star she battled
#anorexia
nervosa, passing in 1983 (age 32) from heart failure caused by complications related to her illness. Her death led to increased visibility & awareness.
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
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Singer, songwriter & actor Kristoffer Kristofferson was
#BornOnThisDay
, June 22, 1936. Among his songwriting credits are "Me and Bobby McGee", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", & "Help Me Make It Through the Night" + his numerous films such as, A Star Is Born (1976) 88 years YOUNG
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Voice actor Mel Blanc was
#BornOnThisDay
May 30, 1908. 60 years + in films & TV animation providing the voices for Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, & Yosemite Sam,+ numerous other voices. Passed in 1989 (age 81) coronary artery disease
#RIP
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Stage, film & TV actress Bea Arthur was
#BornOnThisDay
, May 13, 1922. Remembered for her TV roles in Maude (1972–'78) & the series The Golden Girls (1985–'92). Arthur also served in the
#Marines
during WWII & a supporter of
#LGBTQ
rights. Passed in 2009 (age 86) from
#cancer
#RIP
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Actor Robert Clary was
#BornOnThisDay
March 1, 1926. TV star in Hogan's Heroes (1965-'71), during WWII due to his Jewish heritage, Clary was deported with his family to a Nazi concentration camp, the only survivor, he came back to entertain us all. Passed in 2022 (age 96)
#RIP
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Actor Elisha Cook Jr. was
#BornOnThisDay
Dec. 26, 1903. Remembered for his numerous
#noir
films, The Maltese Falcon (1941), Phantom Lady (1944), Born to Kill (1947), Shane (1953), & Rosemary's Baby (1968). Passed in 1993 (age 91) from a
#stoke
#RIP
#noiralley
#GoneButNotForgotten
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Actor David Janssen was
#BornOnThisDay
March 27, 1931. Remembered for his TV series The Fugitive (1963–'67). Successful & hard-working but a heavy drinker & smoking 4-packs-a-day, he passed in 1980 (age 48) from a
#heartattack
#RIP
#GoneTooSoon
#QuitSMOKING
#birthday
#BOTD
#hunk
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Actor Martin Landau was
#BornOnThisDay
June 20, 1928. In numerous film & TV roles, remembered today for
#Hitchcock
's North by Northwest (1959) & Ed Wood (1994) & TV series, Mission: Impossible (1966–'69) & Space: 1999 (1975–'77). Passed in 2017 (age 89) heart disease
#RIP
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Former child/teenage actress Pamelyn Ferdin was
#BornOnThisDay
, Feb. 4, 1959. Known primarily for TV during the
#1960s
,
#1970s
&
#1980s
she was in "everything" including the voice of "Lucy" in A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969) today (age 65) she is an
#AnimalRights
activist.
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Actress Eva Marie Saint was
#BornOnThisDay
, July 4, 1924). Her stage, film & TV career has spanned nearly 80 years, known for her films, On the Waterfront (1954), A Hatful of Rain (1957), North by Northwest (1959), Exodus (1960), & The Sandpiper (1965). 100 years YOUNG
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Actor Robert Walker Jr. was
#BornOnThisDay
, April 15, 1940. His parents were film stars, Jennifer Jones & Robert Walker & appeared in numerous TV shows but best remembered today for his role in the original
#StarTrek
episode "Charlie-X" (1966). Passed in 2019 (age 79)
#RIP
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#Olympic
#champion
Mark Spitz was
#BornOnThisDay
Feb 10, 1950. Best known as a 9-time Olympic winner - former world record-holder in 7 events. He won 7 gold
#medals
at the 1972 Summer Olympics. TV and endorsements followed. Wishing Spitz the BEST
#birthday
73 yrs YOUNG today.
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Actress Leslie Parrish was
#BornOnThisDay
, March 13, 1935. Films roles: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Li'l Abner (1959) + TV's
#StarTrek
(1967). Later worked in social movements, politics & environmental activism. Best
#birthday
89 years YOUNG
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