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| Archive: Alfred Hitchcock, Apr. 29, 1980 | Master of Suspense | Monday, April 29, 04:12:18pm | 2 |
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| Donald Shirley, Pianist with his own genre | Dead at 86 | Monday, April 29, 04:08:18pm | 6 |
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| Cyril Quigley, Northern Ireland's oldest man, watched the launch of the Titanic | Dead at 106 | Monday, April 29, 04:01:34pm | 2 |
- Pic -- Link, Monday, April 29, 04:01:34pm
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| OT: Boston Celtics center Jason Collins comes out as gay | First player in a major American sports league to do it | Monday, April 29, 03:55:18pm | 14 |
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Happy 91st Birthday! Jazz Harmoncist Toots Thieleman (NT) | jlp | Monday, April 29, 11:58:31am | 6 |
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| Mabel Richardson, British TV personality | Dead at 107 | Monday, April 29, 11:52:03am | 1 |
| Earl Cossey, Packed D. B. Cooper's Chute | Dead at 74 (murdered) | Monday, April 29, 11:41:59am | 1 |
| Healtwatch: Ronnie Ortiz-Magro: 'Jersey Shore' Star | Hospitalized | Monday, April 29, 11:39:20am | 1 |
| Charlie Zill, Orioles usher who entertained fans with his "Zillbilly' dance | Dead at 56 | Monday, April 29, 11:37:32am | 1 |
| Sailendra Nath Roy, Guinness record holder, dies repeating his stunt | India | Monday, April 29, 11:36:13am | 1 |
| Brad Lesley baseball pitcher and actor dead at 54 | Nik | Monday, April 29, 11:25:09am | 4 |
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| Jane Delano Ridder, Cousin of FDR, widow of newspaper publisher | Dead at 94 | Monday, April 29, 11:23:13am | 3 |
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| Journalist and Ms. Magazine founder Mary Thom killed in motorcycle accident at age 68 | Russ | Monday, April 29, 11:21:38am | 7 |
One doesn't see a sexagenarian female biker death these days. (NT) -- Quite rare., Sunday, April 28, 12:16:52am
- A woman needs a man like a fish needs a motorcycle (NT) -- Oops, that was a bicycle, Sunday, April 28, 08:04:49am
- Unless of course if you hang out with a large group of sexagenarian female biker's.. (NT) -- In which case I'm sure it's more common.., Sunday, April 28, 09:44:53am
- Pic -- Link, Sunday, April 28, 11:28:49am
Woof! (NT) -- ...Yup, she's a biker chick., Monday, April 29, 10:06:00am
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ARCHIVE: April 28, 2007 ~Hollywood character actor "Dabbs" Greer, veteran of film/TV from 1930's to 2000s, best remembered as the eternally-cursed 'Paul Edgecomb' in 'The Green Mile". ... | Bio, PHOTOS & VIDEO | Sunday, April 28, 07:11:00pm | 7 |
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| Edward Frieman, Leading figure in American science | Dead at 87 | Sunday, April 28, 03:53:13pm | 1 |
| Janos Starker, A master of the cello | Dead at 88 | Sunday, April 28, 03:51:13pm | 1 |
| OT: Actor Jeffrey Wright arrested | DWI | Sunday, April 28, 03:21:04pm | 3 |
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| Tim Taylor, Veteran Yale hockey coach | Dies at 71 | Sunday, April 28, 02:47:41pm | 2 |
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Happy 112th Birthday! Supercentenarian Madeleine Mieze, Costume Designer Paulette Coquatrix is 97, Writer Alexander Eliot is 94, Politician William Broomfield is 91, Writer Caryln Cassady is 90.. (NT) | jlp | Sunday, April 28, 01:47:11pm | 5 |
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| Marion Rushing, played Chicago Bears, St. Louis Cardinals, & Houston Oilers | Dies at 76 | Sunday, April 28, 01:43:11pm | 3 |
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| Healthwatch: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika | Mild stroke | Sunday, April 28, 11:38:13am | 1 |
| Healthwatch: Fighter Nick Catone | Hospitalized | Sunday, April 28, 11:36:54am | 1 |
| Healthwatch: Tennis player Ivo Karlovic hospitalized | Mild stroke | Sunday, April 28, 11:35:46am | 1 |
| Archive: Stanley Adams, Apr. 27, 1977 | Actor | Sunday, April 28, 11:25:32am | 6 |
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| Health update: Desmond Tutu | Still hospitalized | Saturday, April 27, 07:05:36pm | 3 |
- At Reagan's funeral in 2004, H.W. Bush recalled asking Reagan years earlier, how his meeting with Bishop Tutu went. (NT) -- ...Reagan replied, "so-so"., Saturday, April 27, 01:36:52pm
- Tutu won the 2013 Templeton Prize, for his 'exceptional contributions to exemplifying a new and larger, living model of the benefits of religion and spiritual progress'. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Saturday, April 27, 07:05:36pm
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| OT: If they did a remake of "It's a Mad World", who could star in it? | Here's some ideas... | Saturday, April 27, 06:54:35pm | 23 |
- I sure hope they never remake that movie. Interesting idea (NT) -- but you'd never get that many actors and comedians to agree on parts, money, etc., Sunday, April 21, 05:19:51pm
- Kevin James as Jonathan Winters? (NT) -- -, Sunday, April 21, 05:34:17pm
- I thought they did and called it "Rat Race" (NT) -- Steph, Sunday, April 21, 05:41:48pm
I went by talent, relative popularity today -MY PIX ... -- theChronicler, Sunday, April 21, 06:41:28pm
- Huge drop-off in charisma and likeability. Any remake would have to cast Samuel L. Jackson and some rappers. -- The Happy Reaper, Monday, April 22, 01:32:48am
- I Would Put Either Adele or Kelly Clarkson For Ethel Merman -- David S., Monday, April 22, 04:16:00am
- Chron, I liked your choices a lot! (NT) -- Buddy, Monday, April 22, 08:25:38am
- A few others for consideration are... -- ..., Monday, April 22, 05:00:27pm
Midler would be great. Reynolds is too old, and wouldn't do it anyways. (NT) -- And Williams has NEVER done a comedy, to my knowledge., Monday, April 22, 06:06:40pm
- Williams "never" did a comedy? What about "But, I'm A Cheerleader", "Dick", "Take This Waltz", or "The Baxter"? (NT) -- ????, Tuesday, April 23, 04:26:50pm
- Michelle Williams was great in "Dick"! (NT) -- Watergate comedy from 1999!, Tuesday, April 23, 04:29:10pm
- My family has had this discussion many times about a remake of Mad World. The one thing we all agreed on was Midler playing Ethel Mermen's role. Funny you picked her too. (NT) -- Tarheel, Saturday, April 27, 06:54:35pm
- Kathy Bates would be a good Merman; I'd put Robin Williams in the Winters role. (NT) -- I'd find a place for Steve Martin, Monday, April 22, 07:01:58pm
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| George Jones dead at 81 | Todd | Saturday, April 27, 06:40:13pm | 18 |
Weepy for real (NT) -- Peggy, Friday, April 26, 07:49:26am
- Is he really dead? (NT) -- or playing Possum?, Friday, April 26, 08:36:10am
- Wasn't he Tammy Wynette's 3rd husband?? ... -- PHOTO, Friday, April 26, 09:06:30am
- Very huge loss in the world of Country Music - definitely a legend. (NT) -- Swirvin' like I'm George Jones, Friday, April 26, 10:02:41am
As a fan of so many, I was lucky to meet both Tammy and George... -- Danny (Louisville), Saturday, April 27, 12:26:40pm
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| Walter Dubzinski Sr., Football player (NY Giants) | Dead at 93 | Saturday, April 27, 04:47:45pm | 2 |
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| OT: CNN has a nice story about Roky Erickson & his struggle with mental illness | Link | Saturday, April 27, 04:25:45pm | 2 |
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| Healtwatch: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer | Breaks shoulder in fall from bike | Saturday, April 27, 02:49:30pm | 2 |
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| Dave Gold, Founder of 99 Cents Only Stores | Dead at 80 | Saturday, April 27, 02:02:09pm | 3 |
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| OT: Meet Adolf Hitler’s food taster, (she's 95 now) a woman who ate the finest food... | ... but feared that every meal would be her last | Saturday, April 27, 02:00:51pm | 1 |
Happy 101st Birthday Actress Zohra Sehgal, Actor Jean Bart is 100, Politician Louis Saget is 98, World War 2 Paratrooper Earl McClung turns 90. (NT) | jlp | Saturday, April 27, 01:53:33pm | 5 |
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| Archive: Zebulon Pike, Apr. 27, 1813 | Soldier, explorer | Saturday, April 27, 11:58:57am | 1 |
ARCHIVE: April 27, 1882 ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century, dies at 78. ... | Bio, PHOTOS & VIDEO | Saturday, April 27, 11:41:08am | 2 |
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| Aloysius Jin Luxian, official bishop of Shanghai | Dies at 97 | Saturday, April 27, 11:10:58am | 1 |
ARCHIVE: April 27, 2000 ~Vickie Sue Robinson, Theatre/film actress and singer, best remembered in disco era for her 1976 hit single, "Turn the Beat Around", dies at 45. ... | Bio, PHOTOS & VIDEO | Saturday, April 27, 08:27:35am | 2 |
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| Healthwatch: Greatful Dead guitarist Bob Weir | Collapses on stage | Saturday, April 27, 06:48:11am | 3 |
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| Archive: Ginger Rogers, Apr. 25, 1995 | Actress, dancer | Saturday, April 27, 12:02:21am | 6 |
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ARCHIVE: April 27, 1970 ~Stage and Hollywood character actor, Irish-born Arthur Shields, also known as brother of Academy Award nominated actor Barry Fitzgerald, dies at 74.. ... | Both are buried side by side in Ireland. | Saturday, April 27, 12:00:15am | 1 |
| Dave Kocourek, Football player (Chargers, Raiders) | Dead at 75 | Friday, April 26, 10:15:22pm | 3 |
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| Shirley Abbott, Texas state Rep., Ambassador | Dead at 88 | Friday, April 26, 08:32:56pm | 17 |
- Shirley was a man, baby! (NT) -- Yeah!, Thursday, April 25, 11:58:07am
"I am serious... and don't call me Shirley." -- Dr. Rumack, Thursday, April 25, 12:12:01pm
Why would a parent do that to kid?? (NT) -- Marion Morrison, Thursday, April 25, 12:15:31pm
- Maury Povitch's father was sportswriter Shirley Povich (NT) -- ., Thursday, April 25, 12:44:25pm
- No worse than Carol, Marion, Chris, Leslie, Francis, Stacey, Jamie, Gale, Rene', Vivian, imo. (NT) -- masculine or feminine ?, Thursday, April 25, 07:24:51pm
- I know a man named Shirley...and everyone calls him "Shirley" (NT) -- It's wierd., Thursday, April 25, 01:59:16pm
- ...And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him Bill or George! Anything but Shirley! (NT) -- Gossage, Friday, April 26, 01:57:05pm
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| Shana Dowdeswell, Actress who appears in film "The Big Wedding" | Died at 23 after binge drinking | Friday, April 26, 08:20:48pm | 8 |
- Imdb -- Link, Friday, April 26, 10:59:53am
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ARCHIVE: April 26, 1973 ~Irene Ryan, one of the few entertainers who found success in vaudeville, radio, film, television and Broadway, best remembered as 'Granny' in TV's Beverly Hillbillies". ... | Bio, PHOTOS & VIDEO | Friday, April 26, 04:34:58pm | 4 |
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| Archive: Herb Voland, Apr. 26, 1981 | Character actor | Friday, April 26, 04:08:18pm | 3 |
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| William Guy, North Dakota's longest serving Governor | Dead at 93 | Friday, April 26, 03:58:56pm | 2 |
- Pic -- Link, Friday, April 26, 03:58:56pm
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Happy 100th Birthday! Writer Ruth Beebe Hill, Writer Dorothy Salisbury Davis is 97, Former Ambassador R. Douglas Stuart Jr. is 97, Architect I.M. Pei is 96. (NT) | jlp | Friday, April 26, 03:52:43pm | 4 |
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