April 7

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1895: Bert Wheeler, comedian, one-half of popular team with Robert Woolsey. Died 1968.

Born 1928: James Garner, actor, "Maverick," "The Americanization of Emily," "Support Your Local Sheriff," "The Rockford Files," "My Fellow Americans."

Born 1930: Andrew Sachs, actor, Manuel in "Fawlty Towers."

Born 1933: Wayne Rogers, actor, "M*A*S*H," "House Calls."

1970: After hundreds of film appearances, John Wayne won his only Academy Award in a self-parodied performance as frontier lawman Rooster Cogburn of "True Grit."

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