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This picture of the Fab Four isn’t as famous as the Abbey Road one but it should be.

This Week in Saturday Evening Post History: “Fleet Street Beatles” (August 8, 1964) The reason we often call him “Smokey THE Bear?” The middle word was added to his name for a hit song by Eddy Arnold because it sounded better with the melody. Forest Service authorized the creation of the anti-forest fire spokesbear on this date. This Week in Historyīeatles Abbey Road Photograph Taken (August 8, 1969)īecause of traffic, photographer Iain Macmillan had to take the six pictures rather quickly. He later became president of the network. Herbert Schlosser was the NBC executive who came up with the idea for a late Saturday night variety show, which turned out to be Saturday Night Live, and he negotiated the contract for Johnny Carson to become host of The Tonight Show.

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She died Monday at the age of 93.Īlex Cord starred in the ’80s action show Airwolf and dozens of other TV shows and movies.

Patricia Hitchcock was the daughter of director Alfred Hitchcock and an actress, appearing in several of her dad’s films: Strangers on a Train, Psycho, and Stage Fright, as well as several episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Broadway plays. Walter Yetnikoff was one of the more influential music company presidents, heading CBS Records during the time of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA, Pink Floyd’s The Wall, and Billy Joel’s The Stranger. Dave Severance was the commander on Iwo Jima who sent Marines to the top of Mount Suribachi, the subject of one of history’s most famous photographs. My friend Will Harris has an interview he did with Withers in 2013, and here’s one of those Comet commercials (the kid is Robby Benson).Ĭol. People of a certain age will remember her from the many commercials she did for Comet cleanser as Josephine the Plumber. As an adult she appeared in movies like Giant and Danger Street, as well as many TV shows. Jane Withers was a child star who appeared in such movies as Bright Eyes, Pack Up Your Troubles, and The Farmer Takes a Wife. She also appeared in other TV shows and movies and started her career as a game show producer and as one of the dealers on Card Sharks. Markie Post was best known for her roles on Night Court, The Fall Guy, Hearts Afire, and Scrubs. Dave Severance, Walter Yetnikoff, Patricia Hitchcock, Alex Cord, and Herbert Schlosser “Wisconsin Man Marks 32,340 Big Macs Eaten Since 1972” RIP Markie Post, Jane Withers, Col. Uploaded to YouTube by phantomgourmet Headline of the Week Coincidence? No! Here’s the story from The Phantom Gourmet. His headstone is right next to The Cheever Tavern. I had no idea that writer John Cheever is buried in Massachusetts. John Williams will once again do the music. I say “partly” because there are also hints that they may use de-aging special effects on Ford, perhaps because there are flashbacks that involve a younger Indiana Jones battling the Nazis (there are also clues they may be the villains again).īesides Ford, the film will star Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Toby Jones, and Antonio Banderas. Apparently it is set at least partly in 1969 and has something to do with Apollo 11 or space missions in general. Also, Harrison Ford is currently 79 years old and probably can’t run and fight the way he used to.īut a new one is currently in production, and details about the plot are beginning to leak out. The last one, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, came out 13 years ago and wasn’t well-received.

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I wasn’t sure another Indiana Jones movie would be made. In related news, there’s a new Lucille Ball Barbie doll, complete with a tiny I Love Lucy script. Those friends included Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Burnett, Dean Martin, and Barbra Streisand.īall’s daughter Lucie Arnaz has had the tapes for decades and didn’t know what to do with them until now. The comedienne and producer called up her friends and asked them questions in a casual setting for the CBS radio show Let’s Talk to Lucy. Okay, it’s not exactly new and it’s not really a podcast, but Lucille Ball recorded 240 interviews in the mid-1960s, and the satellite radio network is airing them (so it’s a podcast now!). SiriusXM has a new podcast, and it’s hosted by Lucille Ball. I don’t believe in the superstitions of Friday the 13th, but on the other hand I’m not crazy. Of course, that doesn’t mean that on Friday the 13th I’ll go out of my way to walk under a ladder or break a mirror or open an umbrella inside my house.