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Remembering some of those we lost in 2017...

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Barbara Hale, Martin Landau, Dina Merrill, Mike Connors Adam West, Don Rickles, Robert Osborne, Mary Tyler Moore Bill Dana, Anne Jeffreys, Jerry Lewis, Rose Marie Jim Nabors, Shelley Berman, Sir Roger Moore, Della Reese Robert Guillaume, June Foray, John Hillerman, Lola Albright

George O. Petrie Remembered

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George O. Petrie  November 16, 1912 - November 16, 1997 Remembering the great character actor on what would have been his 105th birthday and the twentieth anniversary of his passing. He was a character actor if there ever was one....more often than not he could be found on "The Jackie Gleason Show" in the 1950's also appearing on "The Honeymooners." He guest starred as Eddie Haskell's father in two episodes of "Leave it to Beaver"  In the 1980's he found a recurring role for several season as Ewing family attorney Harve Smithfield on "Dallas."  

Eve Arden Remembered

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Eve Arden April 30, 1908 - November 12, 1990 Remembering the great Eve Arden, 27 years after her passing.  She was a movie actress who found her greatest success on radio and television.  RIP

Remembering Those We've Lost...

Adam West (June 9th) Bill Dana (June 15th) Stephen Furst (June 16th) Joan B. Lee (July 6th) Nelsan Ellis (July 8th) Martin Landau (July 15th) John Heard (July 22nd) June Foray (July 26th) Joseph Bologna (August 13th) Dick Gregory (August 19th) Jerry Lewis (August 20th) Jay Thomas (August 24th) Richard Anderson (August 31st) Shelley Berman (September 1st) Len Wein (September 10th) Frank Vincent (September 13th) Harry Dean Stanton (September 15th) Hugh Hefner (September 27th) Anne Jeffreys (September 27th) Monty Hall (September 30th) Bob Schiller (October 10th) Danielle Darrieux (October 17th) Donald Bain (October 21st) Robert Guillaume (October 24th) Jack Bannon (October 25th) John Hillerman (November 9th) Ann Wedgeworth (November 16th) Earle Hyman (November 17th) Della Reese (November 19th)

Remembering...

Robert Osborne (March 6th) Lola Albright (March 23rd) Don Rickles (April 6th) Peter Hansen (April 9th) Clifton James (April 15th) Erin Moran (April 22nd) Michael Parks (May 9th) Powers Boothe (May 14th) Dina Merrill (May 22nd) Sir Roger Moore (May 23rd) Jared Martin (May 24th)

Birthdays & Passings for 3/15 - 3/31

Happy Birthday! Nick Stewart (3/15/1910) MacDonald Carey (3/15/1913) Joe E. Ross (3/15/1914) Harry James (3/15/1916) Lawrence Tierney (3/15/1919) Henny Youngman (3/16/1906) Mercedes McCambridge (3/16/1916) Shemp Howard (3/17/1895) Edward Everett Horton (3/18/1886) Smiley Burnette (3/18/1911) Peter Graves (3/18/1926) Moms Mabley (3/19/1894) Tige Andrews (3/19/1920) Pamela Britton (3/19/1923) Patrick McGoohan (3/19/1928) Edgar Buchanan (3/20/1903) Ozzie Nelson (3/20/1906) Fred Rogers (3/20/1928) Ted Bessell (3/20/1935) Jonathan Hale (3/21/1891) Chico Marx (3/22/1887) Karl Malden (3/22/1912) Werner Klemperer (3/22/1920) Ross Martin (3/22/1920) Ron Carey (3/22/1936) Joan Crawford (3/23/190?) Murray Hamilton (3/24/1923) Norman Fell (3/24/1924) Connie Hines (3/24/1931) Ed Begley (3/25/1901) Howard Cosell (3/25/1918) Hoyt Axton (3/25/1938) Strother Martin (3/26/1919) Leonard Nimoy (3/26/1931) Gloria Swanson (3/27/1899) C

Remembering...

At Rest: Francine York (January 6th) Dick Gautier (January 13th) Miguel Ferrer (January 19th) Mary Tyler Moore (January 25th) Mike Connors (January 26th) Frank Pellegrino (January 31st) "Professor" Irwin Corey (February 6th) Richard Hatch (February 7th) Bruce Lansbury (February 13th) George "The Animal" Steele (February 16th) Warren Frost (February 17th) Alan Colmes (February 23rd) Bill Paxton (February 25th) Judge Joseph A. Wapner (February 26th)

Birthdays & Passings for 3/1 - 3/14

Happy Birthday! Paul Hartman (3/1/1904) David Niven (3/1/1910) Desi Arnaz (3/2/1917) Al Waxman (3/2/1935) James Doohan (3/3/1920) Barney Martin (3/3/1923) Anne Haney (3/4/1934) Henry Travers (3/5/1874) Joan Shawlee (3/5/1926) Jack Cassidy (3/5/1927) Lou Costello (3/6/1906) Ed McMahon (3/6/1923) Alan Hale, Jr. (3/8/1918) Cyd Charisse (3/8/1922) Lynn Redgrave (3/8/1943) Will Geer (3/9/1902) Carl Betz (3/9/1921) Raul Julia (3/9/1940) Sam Jaffe (3/10/1891) Joe Viterelli (3/10/1937) Lawrence Welk (3/11/1903) Albert Salmi (3/11/1928) Anissa Jones (3/11/1958) Gordon MacRae (3/12/1921) Peter Breck (3/13/1929) Dennis Patrick (3/14/1918) Hank Ketcham (3/14/1920) At Rest: Jackie Coogan (3/1/1984) Joe Besser (3/1/1988) Bonnie Franklin (3/1/2013) Randolph Scott (3/2/1987) Mercedes McCambridge (3/2/2004) Lou Costello (3/3/1959) William Frawley (3/3/1966) Alice Pearce (3/3/1966) Danny Kaye (3/3/1987) Louis Edmonds (3/3/200

Birthdays & Passings for 2/1 - 2/7

Happy Birthday! Clark Gable (February 1, 1901) Sherman Hemsley (February 1, 1938) Bibi Besch (February 1, 1940) Charles J. Correll (February 2, 1890) Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925) Farrah Fawcett (February 2, 1947) Joey Bishop (February 3, 1918) John Fiedler (February 3, 1925) Victor Buono (February 3, 1938) William Talman (February 4, 1915) Ida Lupino (February 4, 1918) Conrad Bain (February 4, 1923) John Carradine (February 5, 2000) Red Buttons (February 5, 1919) President Ronald Reagan (February 6, 1911) Zsa Zsa Gabor (February 6, 1917) Eddie Bracken (February 7, 1915) At Rest: Buster Keaton (February 1, 1966) Hedda Hopper (February 1, 1966) Marjorie Reynolds (February 1, 1997) John Vernon (February 1, 2005) Boris Karloff (February 2, 1969) Gene Kelly (February 2, 1996) Barry Morse (February 2, 2008) Philip Seymour Hoffman (February 2, 2014) Nancy Kulp (February 3, 1991) Audrey Meadows (February 3, 1996) Jean Byron (Feb

Birthdays & Passings for 1/25 - 1/31

Born: Zara Cully (1/26/1892) Charles Lane (1/26/1905) William Prince (1/26/1913) William Hopper (1/26/1925) Vito Scotti (1/26/1918) Paul Newman (1/26/1925) Howard McNear (1/27/1905) Donna Reed (1/27/1921) Victor Mature (1/29/1913) John Forsythe (1/29/1918) Hugh Marlowe (1/30/1911) David Wayne (1/30/1914) Dick Martin (1/30/1922) Eddie Cantor (1/31/1892) Tallulah Bankhead (1/31/1902) Garry Moore (1/31/1915) Jean Simmons (1/31/1929) Suzanne Pleshette (1/31/1937) At Rest: Ava Gardner (1/25/1990) Robert Rockwell (1/25/2003) Mary Tyler Moore (1/25/2017) Edward G. Robinson (1/26/1973) Jose Ferrer (1/26/1992) Ian Abercrombie (1/26/2012) Robert Hegyes (1/26/2012) Mike Connors (1/26/2017) Jack Paar (1/27/2004) Tige Andrews (1/27/2007) John Banner (1/28/1973) Burt Mustin (1/28/1977) Hal Smith (1/28/1994) Alan Ladd (1/29/1964) Freddie Prinze (1/29/1977) Jimmy Durante (1/29/1980) Joe Viterelli (1/29/2004) John McIntire (1/30/1991) Patty Andr

Birthdays & Passings for 1/18 - 1/24

Born: Oliver Hardy (1/18/1892) Cary Grant (1/18/1904) Danny Kaye (1/18/1913) Jean Stapleton (1/19/1923) Nicholas Colasanto (1/19/1924) George Burns (1/20/1896) DeForest Kelley (1/20/1920) Patricia Neal (1/20/1926) Telly Savalas (1/21/1922) Ann Sothern (1/22/1909) Bill Bixby (1/22/1934) Randolph Scott (1/23/1898) Ernie Kovacks (1/23/1919) Ernest Borgnine (1/24/1917) Sharon Tate (1/24/1943) At Rest: Curly Howard (1/18/1952) Carl Betz (1/18/1978) Rusty Hamer (1/18/1990) Jester Hairston (1/18/2000) Al Waxman (1/18/2001) Hedy Lamarr (1/19/2000) Suzanne Pleshette (1/19/2008) Miguel Ferrer (1/19/2017) Barbara Stanwyck (1/20/1990) Audrey Hepburn (1/20/1993) Nedra Volz (1/20/2003) Jack Lord (1/21/1998) Telly Savalas (1/22/1994) Ann Miller (1/22/2004) Heath Ledger (1/22/2008) James Mitchel (1/22/2010) Jean Simmons (1/22/2010) Dick Tufeld (1/22/2012) Nell Carter (1/23/2003) Bob Keeshan (1/23/2004) Johnny Carson (1/23/2005)

January 5th

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January 5, 1914 Happy Birthday 103rd to George Reeves! January 5, 1917 Happy 100th Birthday to Jane Wyman!

January 4th...

January 4, 1905... Happy Birthday to actor Sterling Holloway He appeared on such classic shows as "The Life of Riley", "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" and "Adventures of Superman" He used his voice to bring Winnie the Pooh to life...

Those Who Would Have Turned 100 in 2017

Jay Sommers (January 3rd) Jesse White (January 3rd) Jane Wyman (January 5th) Ernest Borgnine (January 24th) Zsa Zsa Gabor (February 6th) Sidney Sheldon (February 11th) Mickey Freeman (February 12th) Meg Wyllie (February 15th) Desi Arnaz (March 2nd) Georgia Ellis (March 12th) Patricia Burke (March 23rd) Kenneth Tobey (March 23rd) Ed Peck (March 26th) Herbert Anderson (March 30th) Dabbs Greer (April 2nd) R.G. Armstrong (April 7th) Hans Conried (April 15th) William "Billy" Benedict (April 16th) Barry Nelson (April 16th) Ella Fitzgerald (April 25th) Robert Cornthwaite (April 28th) Celeste Holm (April 29th) George Gaynes (May 3rd) Raymond Burr (May 21st) Sid Melton (May 22nd) Cecil Smith (May 22nd) Marshall Reed (May 28th) Peter Leeds (May 30th) Dean Martin (June 7th) Richard Boone (June 18th) Ross Elliott (June 18th) Susan Hayward (June 30th) Lena Horne (June 30th) Faye Emerson (July 8th) Herbert Kenwith (July 1

Remembering Those We Lost in 2016

Farewell... Pat Harrington, Jr. Michael Galeota David Margulies Noreen Corcoran Dan Haggerty Jo de Winter Mike Minor Abe Vigoda Bob Elliott Joe Alaskey  Johnny Duncan Harper Lee George Kennedy Jerry Maren James Douglas Nancy Davis Reagan Robert Hogan Frank Sinatra, Jr. Larry Drake Joe Santos Peter Brown Ken Howard Garry Shandling Earl Hamner, Jr. James Noble Patty Duke (Anna Pearce) Douglas Wilmer Don Francks Anne Jackson Doris Roberts Madeleine Sherwood Ret Turner William Schallert Julius La Rosa Morley Safer Alan Young Angela Paton Ronnie Claire Edwards Ann Morgan Guilbert Stuart Nisbet Noel Neill John McMartin Garry Marshall Marni Nixon Gloria DeHaven David Huddleston Barry Jenner Fyvush Finkel Jack Riley Steven Hill Gene Wilder Hugh O'Brian Bill Nunn Agnes Nixon Austin Kalish Patricia Barry Eddie Applegate Michael Massee Robert Vaughn Florence Henderson Ron

Birthdays and Passings for January 1st...

Happy Birthday! Charles Bickford (1891) Xavier Cugat (1900) Nelson Leigh (1905) Dana Andrews (1909) Jerry Robinson (1922) Barbara Baxley (1923) Stanley Kamel (1943) At Rest: Barton MacLane (1969) Maurice Chevalier (1972) Victor Buono (1982) Cesar Romero (1994) Ray Walston (2001) Meg Wyllie (2002) Royce D. Applegate (2003) Uta Hagen (2004) Juanita Moore (2014) Donna Douglas (2015)

Cesar Romero (1907-1994)

Happy New Year! January 1, 1994 Cesar Romero dies at age 86... 23 years later his legend lives on in his many memorable film and television roles... In addition to playing the suave, sophisticated Latin lover types he was also Batman's greatest foe the Joker and Angela Channing's 3rd husband...