The further we go back in Hollywood history, the more that fact and legend become intertwined.
It's hard to say where the truth really lies.
Donna Allen-Figueroa
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August 15, 1923
Rose Marie, actress and comedian who also had a successful singing career as Baby Rose Marie was born.
A veteran of vaudeville, Rose Marie's career includes film, theater and television. Her most famous acting role came as television comedy writer Sally Rogers on CBS's classic sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show. She later portrayed Myrna Gibbons on CBS's classic sitcom The Doris Day Show and she was also a frequent panelist on the game show Hollywood Squares.
August 19, 1963
John Phillip Stamos (STAY-mohs)
is born)
Best known for his work in television, especially in his starring role
as Jesse Katsopolis
on the ABC
sitcom Full House. Since the ending of
that show in 1995, Stamos has appeared in numerous television films and series.
Since 2005 he has been the national spokesperson for Project Cuddle.
From 2006 to 2009, Stamos had a
starring role on the NBC
medical drama ER as Dr. Tony Gates. In September 2009, he
began playing the role of Albert in the Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie.
In September 2010 Stamos began a multi-episode arc as Dr. Carl Howell on the
second season of the Fox series Glee.
In 2013, he assumed a major role in the third season of the USA Network
television series Necessary
Roughness, which stars Callie Thorne.
To quote the Bicentennial Minute, "And that's the way it was".
 Stay Tuned Tony Figueroa |
I represent the first generation who, when we were born, the television was now a permanent fixture in our homes. When I was born people had breakfast with Barbara Walters, dinner with Walter Cronkite, and slept with Johnny Carson. Read the full "Pre-ramble"
Sunday, August 12, 2018
This Week in Television History: August 2018 PART I
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