In Memoriam

Happy Birthday! Keenan Wynn (1916) At Rest: Bob Hope (2003)

Happy Birthday!!!  On this day in history two of the incredibly funny women were born. As one half of the team "Burns and Allen" she always made us laugh with her light-hearted and airheaded jokes.  She was the star of the team for more than thirty years and her partner was always the first to agree.  Miss Grace Allen (1895-1964) Television's first second banana was always there to make us laugh....in addition to her marvelous career on the Broadway stage she also brought a new light to television when it was still an infant.  She appeared with Lucille Ball in more than 300 television shows... Miss Vivian Vance (1909-1979) We remember them on their birthdays----!

Happy Birthday! Walter Brennan (1894) Jack Gilford (1908) Harold Peary (1908) Estelle Getty (1923) Jerry Paris (1925)

Born: July 25, 1923 It is hard to believe that three years ago today she lost her decade long battle with Lewy-Body Dementia.  This wonder lady entertained the world as the fiesty Sophia Petrillo for ten years spanning five television shows: "The Golden Girls", "Empty Nest", "Nurses", "The Golden Palace" and "Blossom."  July 22, 2008 - three years later... In Memoriam Remembers: Estelle Getty

Happy Birthday! Don Knotts (1924) Paul Burke (1926) At Rest: Basil Rathbone (1967) Herb Edelman (1996) Robert Young (1998)

Happy Birthday! Max Fleischer (1883) -Pioneer in Animation -Creator of Koko the Clown, Betty Boop and Popeye Pat Hingle (1924) At Rest: Jack Warden (2006)

Happy Birthday! Harriet Hilliard (1909) Hume Cronyn (1911) Red Skelton (1913)

Happy Birthday! Erle Stanley Gardner (1889) James Cagney (1899) Art Linkletter (1912) At Rest: Geraldine Fitzgerald (2005) Walter Cronkite (2009)

Happy Birthday! Barbara Stanwyck (1907) Ginger Rogers (1911) Barnard Hughes (1915) Three of the finest performers ever! 

Born on April 8, 1918, she certainly left a legacy with the American people that will never be forgotten.  She was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 with her husband Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) serving as President.  She was one of the most out spoken and free thinking first ladies of the 20th century... She died on July 8, 2011... In Memoriam Remembers: Mrs. Betty Ford 

Happy Birthday! Merv Griffin (1925) Janet Leigh (1927) At Rest: Buddy Ebsen (2003) "The Beverly Hillbillies", "Barnaby Jones" Kasey Rogers (2006) "Bewitched"

Happy Birthday: Johnny Lee (1898) Gloria Stuart (1910) At Rest: Eva Gabor (1995) June Haver (2005) Evelyn Keyes (2008) Happy Independence Day to you all!

Born: September 16, 1927 This passing truly marks a sad day for anyone who is a lover of classic television and the good old fashioned television "whodunnit." In addition to playing the down and out looking but brilliant Lt. Columbo he also appeared on some of the greatest television shows of the 20th century. "Stump the Stars" "The Jerry Lewis Show" "I've Got a Secret" "The Hollywood Squares" "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" "The Joey Bishop Show" "The Dick Cavett Show" "The Dean Martin Comedy Hour" "Dinah's Place" "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" "The Larry Sanders Show" "Robert Montgomery Presents" "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" "The Barbara Stanwyck Show" "The Untouchables" "The Twilight Zone" "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" "The Dick Powell Theatre" "Dr...