March 11

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1887: Raoul Walsh, film director, "The Strawberry Blonde" (1941), "The Horn Blows at Midnight" (1945). Died 1980.

Born 1950: Jerry Zucker, film director, producer, writer, "Airplane!" (1980), "Police Squad" (1982), "Top Secret!" (1984), "Ruthless People" (1986), "Rat Race" (2001). Brother of David Zucker.

Born 1952: Douglas Adams, author of "Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" books and related shows. Died 2001.

1960: On television, "Walt Disney Presents" "This Is Your Life, Donald Duck."

Born 1965: Wallace Langham (a k a Wally Ward), actor, "Weird Science" (1985), "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992-98, Phil), "Veronica's Closet" (1997-2000), "What About Joan" (2001-02).

1974: The Rhino Store paid customers five cents to take Danny ("The Partridge Family") Bonaduce's solo album.

Born 1982: Thora Birch, actress, "Hocus Pocus" (1993), "Monkey Trouble" (1994), "American Beauty" (1999), "Ghost World" (2001).

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