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Happy 100th Birthday!
A great man was born on this day one hundred years ago.  Though he was in several productions on radio, stage, television and film I am going to try and just list the most memorable roles he particiapted in over the years. 

-The voice of Mr. Magoo
-Judge Bradley Stevens on "I Married Joan" (1952-1955)
-Frank Stark in Rebel Without a Cause
-Mike O'Toole on "The Jim Backus Show" (1960-1961)
-The voice of Smoky the Genie on "The Bugs Bunny Show"
-Thurston Howell III AKA "The Millionaire" on "Gilligan's Island" (1964-1967)

He passed away on July 3, 1989 at the age of 76.

In Memoriam Remembers:
Jim Backus


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