Just a few random TV related events that happened on February 24. Discuss or comment as you please……
1921: Actor Abe Vigoda (Barney Miller, Fish) is born in New York City
1922: Actor Steven Hill (Mission: Impossible, Law & Order) is born (as Solomon Krakovsky) in Seattle, Washington.
1940: Actor Pete Duel (Alias Smith and Jones) is born in Rochester, New York.
1951: Actress Debra Jo Rupp (That 70’s Show) is born in Glendale, California.
1956: Journalist Paula Zahn is born in Omaha, Nebraska.
1991: Comedian George Gobel (The George Gobel Show, Hollywood Squares, Harper Valley) dies in Los Angeles after undergoing heart surgery, aged 71.
1994: Singer/talk show hostess Dinah Shore dies in Beverly Hills, California from ovarian cancer, aged 77 (just 5 days shy of her 78th birthday).
2006: Actor Dennis Weaver (Gunsmoke, McCloud) dies in Ridgway, California of complications from cancer, aged 81.
2006: Actor Don Knotts (The Andy Griffith Show, Three’s Company) dies in Los Angeles from cancer-related pulmonary and respiratory complications, aged 81.
2006: Vincennes University (Indiana) officially dedicates the $16.8 million Red Skelton Performing Arts Center, honoring the town’s most famous redhead.
(Just a little featurette I hope to do as time permits. It’s an entirely random selection based on a quick Net search, and is not meant to be comprehensive. So, don’t post nasty messages about “you forgot THIS” or “how could you not mention THAT?” Do so, and I’ll just take my keyboard and go home…..)
1921: Actor Abe Vigoda (Barney Miller, Fish) is born in New York City
1922: Actor Steven Hill (Mission: Impossible, Law & Order) is born (as Solomon Krakovsky) in Seattle, Washington.
1940: Actor Pete Duel (Alias Smith and Jones) is born in Rochester, New York.
1951: Actress Debra Jo Rupp (That 70’s Show) is born in Glendale, California.
1956: Journalist Paula Zahn is born in Omaha, Nebraska.
1991: Comedian George Gobel (The George Gobel Show, Hollywood Squares, Harper Valley) dies in Los Angeles after undergoing heart surgery, aged 71.
1994: Singer/talk show hostess Dinah Shore dies in Beverly Hills, California from ovarian cancer, aged 77 (just 5 days shy of her 78th birthday).
2006: Actor Dennis Weaver (Gunsmoke, McCloud) dies in Ridgway, California of complications from cancer, aged 81.
2006: Actor Don Knotts (The Andy Griffith Show, Three’s Company) dies in Los Angeles from cancer-related pulmonary and respiratory complications, aged 81.
2006: Vincennes University (Indiana) officially dedicates the $16.8 million Red Skelton Performing Arts Center, honoring the town’s most famous redhead.
(Just a little featurette I hope to do as time permits. It’s an entirely random selection based on a quick Net search, and is not meant to be comprehensive. So, don’t post nasty messages about “you forgot THIS” or “how could you not mention THAT?” Do so, and I’ll just take my keyboard and go home…..)
