July 16

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1907: Barbara Stanwyck, actress, "Annie Oakley," "The Mad Miss Manton," "The Lady Eve," "Meet John Doe," "Ball of Fire," "Lady of Burlesque," "Christmas in Connecticut," "Roustabout." Died 1990.

Born 1911: Ginger Rogers, Academy Award-winning actress, "The Sap From Syracuse," "The Tenderfoot," "Flying Down to Rio," "The Gay Divorcee," "Roberta," "Top Hat," "Follow the Fleet," "Swing Time," "Shall We Dance," "Vivacious Lady," "Bachelor Mother," "Tom Dick and Harry," "Roxie Hart," "The Major and the Minor," "Once Upon a Honeymoon," "Lady in the Dark," "The Barkleys of Broadway," "The Groom Wore Spurs," "We're Not Married!" "Dreamboat," "Monkey Business," "Forever Female," "The First Traveling Saleslady," "Oh, Men! Oh, Women!" Died 1995.

Born 1915: Barnard Hughes, actor, "Where's Poppa?" "Cold Turkey," "The Hospital," "Oh, God!" "Best Friends," "The Cavenaughs," "Doc Hollywood," "Blossom," "The Odd Couple II."

1951: "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger was published.

Born 1963: Phoebe Cates, actress, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "Gremlin," "Date With an Angel," "Shag," "Gremlins 2," "Drop Dead Fred," "Princess Caraboo."

Born 1967: Will Ferrell, comedian, actor, "Saturday Night Live," the "Austin Powers" films, "A Night at Roxbury," "Dick," "Superstar," "Drowning Mona," "The Ladies Man" (2000), "Zoolander," "Old School."

Born 1971: Corey Feldman, actor, TV's "The Bad News Bears," "The Fox and the Hound" (voice), "Madame's Place," "Still the Beaver," "Gremlins," "The Goonies," "The 'burbs," "Loaded Weapon 1," "Dweebs."

Opening in movie theatres: "Topper" (1937) with Cary Grant and Constance Bennett ... Woody Woodpecker in "Wacky Bye Baby" (1948) ... "A Midsummer's Night Sex Comedy" (1982), starring Woody Allen and Mia Farrow ... "George of the Jungle" (1997) with Brendan Fraser.

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