Sunday, July 20, 2014

Summer Nose-talgia #24: James Doohan-- The World's Greatest Starship Engineer!

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Today we remember a talented character who became a pop culture icon by virtue of his honored place on the crew of the original starshi...

Farewell to James Garner, TV's Most Dashing Leading Man April 7, 1928 - July 19, 2014

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Whether on the big screen or television, James Garner was a winner.  So talented, so handsome, so disarmingly charming -- James Garn...
Friday, July 18, 2014

Summer Nose-talgia #23: Harriet Nelson, America's Favorite Real-Life TV Mom!

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She wasn't a knockabout clown like Lucille Ball or Joan Davis, nor an actress playing a mom in a sitcom (like Barbara Billingsle...
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Summer Nose-talgia #22: The Great Phyllis Diller -- July 17, 1917 - August 20, 2012

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Comedienne Phyllis Diller was a legend, a fixture in the childhoods of so many of us with her skinny legs, miniskirts, cigarette ho...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Summer Nose-talgia #21 Miss Barbara Stanwyck, TV's Grande Dame, July 16, 1907 - Jan. 20, 1990

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She was born 107 years ago today, and from her first screen appearance in movies in 1927 to her last breath, actress Barbara Stanwyc...
Monday, July 14, 2014

Summer Nose-talgia #19 R.I.P. Billy the Kid, Died on this date July 14, 1881

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Before there were contestants on reality shows to satisfy the public's interest in scoundrels and rascals, real-life outlaws oft...
Sunday, July 13, 2014

Summer Nose-talgia #18 Richard Simmons Born July 12, 1948!

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Diets and fitness gurus may come and go (and boy, do they!) but one of the enduring names in the field belongs to Richard Simmons -- h...
Friday, July 11, 2014

Summer Nose-talgia #17: Brett Somers -- "The Funniest Woman on Match Game was ________"

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Actress, comedienne and inveterate TV game show celebrity contestant Brett Somers would have celebrated her 90th birthday today.  Thoug...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Summer Nose-talgia #16: Don "Mr. Wizard" Herbert -- Born This Date in 1917!

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Science on TV is making a comeback of late, what with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Seth MacFarlane wowing audiences with their new versio...