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Suzanne Pleshette (January 31, 1937 – January 19, 2008) was an American actress known for her roles in theatre, film, and television. She was nominated for three Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. For her role as Emily Hartley on the CBS sitcom The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978), she received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

Suzanne Pleshette was born on January 31, 1937, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, to Geraldine (née Kaplan) and Eugene Pleshette. Her parents were Jewish, the children of emigrants from Russia and Austria-Hungary. Her mother was a dancer and artist who performed under the stage name Geraldine Rivers. Her father was a stage manager of the Paramount Theater in Manhattan and of the Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, and later, a network executive. She graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts and attended Syracuse University for one semester, then transferred to Finch Coll She later graduated from the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in Manhattan and was under the tutelage of acting teacher Sanford Meisner.

Arlene Carol Dahl was an American actress active in films from the late 1940s. Born in Minnesota to parents of Norwegian descent, Dahl started her acting career in musicals before transitioning to film, where she gained significant roles in MGM productions such as My Wild Irish Rose and The Bride Goes Wild. She also starred in the adventure films Caribbean Gold and Desert Legion. Dahl was an entrepreneur who founded two companies,

Dahl appeared in several TV shows during the 1950s, including "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse," "Lux Video Theatre," and "The Ford Television Theatre." She also guest-starred in episodes of "Burke's Law" and "The Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre."

 She founded two companies, Arlene Dahl Enterprises and Dahlia, a fragrance company.

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Jeron Criswell King, known by his stage-name The Amazing Criswell, was an American psychic known for his wildly inaccurate predictions. In person, he went by Charles Criswell King, and was sometimes credited as Jeron King Criswell. Criswell was flamboyant, with spit curled hair, a stentorian style of speaking, and a sequined tuxedo. He owned a coffin in which he claimed to sleep. He grew up in Indiana with relatives who owned a funeral home, and frequently stated he became comfortable with sleeping in caskets in the storeroom.

Rebound is an anthology television series which aired on both the ABC and on the DuMont networks. Featuring dramatic stories with unusual endings, the series ran from February 8, 1952, to May 30, 1952, on ABC and from November 21, 1952, to January 16, 1953, on DuMont. The ABC series aired Fridays from 9 to 9:30pm ET. The DuMont series aired Fridays from 8:30 to 9pm ET, alternating weekly with Dark of Night. Among the actors appearing were Onslow Stevens, Lee Marvin, John Doucette, and Rita Johnson.

Reeves was born with the name of George Keefer Brewer in Woolstock, Iowa, U.S., son of Don Brewer and Helen Lescher. He moved to California at a young age with his mother Helen. Reeves started acting in high school and then continued to serve on student productions. In 1943, 17 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Reeves enrolled in aviation until the end of World War II, putting his acting career on hold.

After a successful career, Reeves died on June 16, 1959. However, the manner of death is controversial. He was officially found to have committed suicide, but some people think he was murdered or a shooting victim.

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Art Linkletter's House Party premiered on CBS television on September 1, 1952, and became television's longest-running daytime variety show, concluding on September 5, 1969. The show featured a mix of audience participation, interviews, and segments like "Kids Say the Darndest Things."

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The Huntley–Brinkley Report is an American television program broadcast by NBC. It was anchored by Chet Huntley in New York City and David Brinkley in Washington, D.C. It aired from October 29, 1956, to July 31, 1970, replacing Camel News Caravan and was replaced by NBC Nightly News. The program ran for 15 minutes at its inception but expanded to 30 minutes on September 9, 1963, exactly a week after the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite did so.

Nipsey Russell (born September 15, 1918, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.—died October 2, 2005, New York, New York) was an American actor and comedian known for the clever impromptu verses that he created for his television appearances.

Russell was raised in Atlanta, where he began performing as a child in a singing and dancing troupe. He served in the army as a medic during World War II and later returned to college to finish a degree in English at the University of Cincinnati in 1946. After touring comedy clubs in the Midwest, Russell moved to New York, where he attracted attention for his nightclub comedy performances. He cultivated a persona distinct from those of other comedians of the 1950s, eschewing the increasing vulgarity then popular in favor of sharply observed social commentary and elaborate wordplay. As the burgeoning civil rights movement gathered strength in the 1960s, Russell more frequently incorporated material about racism into his onstage commentary.

Russell’s rhymes, witty one-liners, and sophisticated topical jokes gained him a number of guest stints on talk and game shows, notably The Tonight Show in 1959. In 1964 he became the first African American to join a network game show as a regular panelist when he began appearing on Missing Links. Other TV game shows on which he made frequent appearances included Hollywood Squares, To Tell the Truth, and The $50,000 Pyramid. As an actor, Russell included among his credits the roles of Officer Anderson on the TV series Car 54, Where Are You? (1961–62), Honey Robinson in the series Barefoot in the Park (1970), and the Tin Man in the film The Wiz (1978).

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The 1950s featured the original American quiz show Break the Bank, hosted by Bert Parks, which aired on radio and television from 1945 to 1957, including a short-lived prime-time NBC TV revival called Break the $250,000 Bank in late 1956.

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The Real McCoys is an American sitcom that aired from 1957 to 1963, focusing on a family from West Virginia who moves to California to run an inherited farm. The show starred Walter Brennan as Grandpa Amos McCoy and was known for its comedic portrayal of family life and rural values.

American actor (1917–2007)

Robert Haakon Nielsen, known as Barry Nelson, was an American stage, film, and television actor. He is noted as the first actor to portray Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond, in the 1954 American television adaptation of Casino Royale. He is also known for playing Stuart Ullman in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 psychological horror film The Shining. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for the Broadway musical The Act.

Dennis James was an American television personality, philanthropist, and commercial spokesman. Until 1976, he had appeared on TV more times and for a longer period than any other television star. Alternately referred to as "The Dean of Game Show Hosts" and the "Godfather of Gameshows", he was the host of television's first network game show, the DuMont Network's Cash and Carry. James was also the first person to host a telethon, the first to appear in a television commercial, first to emcee a variety show, and first to appear on video tape; more than 25 "firsts" in all.

Andre Brandon deWilde (April 9, 1942 – July 6, 1972) was an American theatre and film actor. He was born into a theatrical family in Brooklyn. Debuting on Broadway at the age of 7, De Wilde became a national phenomenon by the time he completed his 492 performances for The Member of the Wedding and was considered a child prodigy.

Before the age of 12 he had become the first child actor awarded the Donaldson Award, filmed his role in The Member of the Wedding, starred in his most memorable film role as Joey Starrett in the film Shane (1953), been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, starred in his own sitcom television series Jamie on ABC and became a household name making numerous radio and TV appearances before being featured on the cover of Life magazine on March 10, 1952, for his second Broadway outing Mrs. McThing.

Julie London was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969. Her recording of "Cry Me a River", a song she introduced on her debut album Julie Is Her Name, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.

Julie London appeared on several television programs in the 1950s, including guest appearances on shows like Rawhide, Laramie, I Spy, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and The Big Valley.

In addition to her musical notoriety, London was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1974 for her portrayal of Nurse Dixie McCall in the television series Emergency.

William Claude Rains was a British and American character actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. He was the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor, and is considered one of the screen's great character stars who played cultured villains during the Golden Age of Hollywood. The son of a stage actor, Rains began acting onstage in his native London in the 1900s. He became a leading thespian on the West End, and an acting teacher at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

He was born in Glasgow. Duncan's father was a regimental sergeant major in the army and his mother was a postmistress. He attended Glasgow's Govan High School and worked as a welder in Glasgow shipyards for a decade.

He began his career in repertory theatre and West End plays. His professional acting debut was in Juno and the Paycock in May 1944 at the Alhambra Theatre, Glasgow.

Although he appeared in over 50 television series and movie roles, he is best remembered for Inspector Lestrade in the 1954 series Sherlock Holmes^([3])^(: 960)  and Little John in The Adventures of Robin Hood from 1955 to 1959.

Duncan was replaced in the Little John role by Rufus Cruikshank for 10 episodes after Duncan was injured when a horse bolted toward spectators, mostly children, watching the location filming of the episode "Checkmate" on 20 April 1955. He grabbed the bridle, stopping the horse, but the cart it was pulling ran over him causing a fractured kneecap and cuts and bruises. He received the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct and £1,360 in damages from Sapphire films.