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2009-02-10

Posted by:Fred

#5 The Shnoz

Posted by: Deacon Blues 2009-02-10 11:18

#4 GB, you missed Jimmy Durante on your list. Heard this on overnight radio. In 1934, he had his famous song, "Inka Dinka Doo"
He died in 1980.

Posted by: Tom- Pa 2009-02-10 09:13

#3 Fred, Lana as a subject is just too juicy.

The little spark that would become a fire.

Turner was spotted at a local snack bar.

Early on she met the Gipper.

This 17 year old had that something.

Then that something reached the age of majority.

In WWII our boys kept their spirits up with the help of Lana.

Jungle or snow, Lana always helped the troops stand tall.

The war's over, time for a peace dividend.

During the Korean War she held down the home front.

Her career reached it's zenith in the 50s but her personal life hit it's nadir.

Lana was a pre-Bond girl.*

She turned to the Broadway Stage near the end of her career.

The warm afterglow of a great career.

The flame is dying down.

*The affair with mobster Johnny Stompanato.

*In the fall of 1957, Stompanato followed Turner to England where she was filming Another Time, Another Place, costarring Sean Connery, later of James Bond fame. Fearful that Turner was having an affair with Connery, Stompanato stormed onto the set brandishing a gun. Connery managed to land a single punch to Stompanato's jaw and took away his gun. Stompanato was soon deported by Scotland Yard for the incident.

Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2009-02-10 03:56

#2 Happy Birthday:

Lon Chaney, Jr (Not Dick) - died 1973

Laura Dern - 42

Greg Norman - 55 (Tennis anyone)

Kathleen Beller - 53 (Famous for beaver shot in 70s movie "The Betsy")

Robert Wagner - 79 (Jill's 68)

Boris L Pasternak - died 1960 (Doctor Zhivago)

Fanny Kaplan - executed 1918 (Shot Lenin, Vladimir that is)

Lisa Marie Varon - 38 (Wrestler)

Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2009-02-10 00:54

#1 Oh my!

Posted by: Scott R 2009-02-10 00:31

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