June 26

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1904: Peter Lorre, actor, "The Boogie Man Will Get You," "Arsenic and Old Lace," "My Favorite Brunette," "The Sad Sack," "The Comedy of Terrors," "Muscle Beach Party," "The Patsy." Died 1964.

Born 1909: Wolfgang "Woolie" Reitherman, Walt Disney animator, "The Band Concert," "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Pinocchio," "Fantasia," "Dumbo," "Cinderella," "Alice and Wonderland," "Peter Pan," "Lady and the Tramp," "Sleeping Beauty," many more. His director credits include "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" (1961), "The Sword and the Stone," "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree," "The Jungle Book" (1967), "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day," "The Aristocats," "Robin Hood" (1973), and "The Rescuers." Died 1985.

1931: Comic actors William Powell and Carole Lombard married.

1949: Fred Allen's final broadcast of his popular radio program with special guest and "feud" target, Jack Benny.

Born 1955: Gedde Watanabe, actor, Long Duk Dong in "Sixteen Candles," "Volunteers," "Gung Ho," "UHF," "Gremlins 2: The New Batch," "That Thing You Do!" and "Edtv."

Born 1959: Mark McKinney, improv comedian, writer, actor, member of Kids in the Hall, "Saturday Night Live."

Born 1970: Chris O'Donnell, actor, "Fried Green Tomatoes," "Scent of a Woman," "The Bachelor" (1999, remake of Buster Keaton's "Seven Chances").

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