Born: September 5, 1925 It’s not much of an exaggeration to say Bob Newhart was an overnight success. He was a complete unknown at the start of 1960, a star a few months later and the host of a TV show the following year, all due to the incredible success of his debut comedy album, … Continue reading Bob Newhart: “I don’t know how I survived”
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Mary Tyler Moore: “Has two of the prettiest legs in Hollywood”
Born: December 29, 1936 Died: January 25, 2017 Before she turned the world on with her smile, it was Mary Tyler Moore’s legs and her sultry voice that first attracted the attention of television viewers. But before we get to that, here’s some background from a 1961 article … Mary took a last fond look … Continue reading Mary Tyler Moore: “Has two of the prettiest legs in Hollywood”
Clint Eastwood: “A younger Gary Cooper type”
Born: May 31, 1930 It’s still happening in Hollywood. A little over a month ago Clint Eastwood was a soldier at Fort Ord, Calif. A movie director met the 24-year-old San Francisco boy and told him that if he were ever in Hollywood he’d give him a screen test. Well, Clint Eastwood stepped out of … Continue reading Clint Eastwood: “A younger Gary Cooper type”
Carol Burnett: “I wouldn’t ever want to offend anyone”
Born: April 26, 1933 NEW YORK (AP) – Carol Burnett, a girl suddenly hit by TV’s lightning fame, keeps murmuring to herself, “It can’t be me, it can’t be me.” Miss Burnett (24 years, 5 feet 6 ¾, 120 pounds) has been in a whirlwind of appointments, phone calls, swarming agents and personal appearance bids … Continue reading Carol Burnett: “I wouldn’t ever want to offend anyone”
Meryl Streep: “The fastest rising star in the Broadway firmament”
Born: June 22, 1949 That's Streep on the left, in 1964 Less than 12 months ago Streep, an alumnus of the Yale School of Drama, hadn’t ever stepped on a New York stage, now she has six leading roles to her credit, a fact that would even make Katharine Hepburn blanche. Daily News (New York), … Continue reading Meryl Streep: “The fastest rising star in the Broadway firmament”
Mel Brooks: “Only his eyes betray a certain panic”
Born: June 28, 1926 Corp. Melvin Kaminsky of 111 Lee Ave., who entertained more than 30,000 soldiers in Germany as a master of ceremonies and comedian in various GI shows, has been discharged at Fort Dix, N.J. He went overseas as a combat engineer and saw action in the Central German campaign, winning the ETO … Continue reading Mel Brooks: “Only his eyes betray a certain panic”
Carl Reiner: “A tall young man with dark curly hair, who seems a born clown”
Born: March 20, 1922 Died: June 29, 2020 Pfc. Carl Reiner essays the role of radio man Dinsmore who is snowbound in his shack. Loneliness is his obsession and when Nany Blackburn who plays the part of Ethel, a slim brunette, appears, the hero thinks he’s dreaming. The Honolulu Advertiser, Hawaii, October 20, 1945 Let’s … Continue reading Carl Reiner: “A tall young man with dark curly hair, who seems a born clown”
Liza Minnelli: “She walks like a polite drunk”
Born: March 12, 1946 Yesterday Judy [Garland] gave birth to another little girl with an incessantly big voice. Delivered in a Caesarean operation at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, the baby weighed 6 pounds 10 ½ ounces. The actress-mother and Vincente Minnelli, 33-year-old screen director to whom she was married last June, said they will name … Continue reading Liza Minnelli: “She walks like a polite drunk”
Judy Garland: “One of the brightest juvenile stars”
Born: June 10, 1922 Died: June 22, 1969 Little Frances Gumm of the Gumm Sisters Trio is a “natural.” She fools everybody with her matured voice and sings quite as lustily as her two sisters twice her size. The Long Beach Sun, Long Beach, California, August 10, 1933 Little Frances Gumm was none other than … Continue reading Judy Garland: “One of the brightest juvenile stars”
Arnold Schwarzenegger: “I am like ordinary man only bigger and stronger”
Born: July 30, 1947 Body building wasn’t a mainstream sport until … Arnold came along. This is the story of how he became bodybuilding’s first worldwide superstar. Arnold Schwarzenegger can, when the mood takes him, punch a hole in a wall. If you ask him nicely, he will blow up your hot water bottle until … Continue reading Arnold Schwarzenegger: “I am like ordinary man only bigger and stronger”
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