March 4

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1914: Ward Kimball, Disney animator and director, designed Jiminy Cricket and the modern Mickey Mouse. His film credits include "Snow White and Seven Dwarfs" (1937), "Pinocchio" (1940), "Dumbo" (1941), "Alice in Wonderland" (1951), "Peter Pan" (1953), "Mary Poppins" (1964). Died 2002.

1924: That ever-popular song "Happy Birthday to You" was published.

Born 1939: Paula Prentiss, actress, "Where the Boy's Are" (1960), "Bachelor in Paradise" (1961), "Man's Favorite Sport?" (1964), "What's New, Pussycat" (1965), "He & She" (1967-68), "Catch-22" (1970), "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" (1972).

Born 1954: Catherine O'Hara, actress, "Second City TV" (1976-78), "SCTV Network 90" (1981-82), "Beetlejuice" (1988), "The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley" (1988, voice of Miss Malone), "Home Alone" (1990), "Waiting for Guffman" (1996), "Best in Show" (2000), "A Mighty Wind" (2003). She was a writer on the SCTV programs, too.

Born 1958: Patricia Heaton, Emmy Award-winning actress, "Memoirs of an Invisible Man" (1992), "Beethoven" (1992), "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996-, Debra Barone).

1960: I Lost Lucy: Lucille Ball filed divorce papers against Desi Arnaz.

Born 1961: Steven Weber, actor. TV and films: "Wings" (1990-97, Brian Hackett), "Dracula: Dead and Loving It" (1995), "Cursed" (2000). Broadway: "The Producers" (2002).

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