August 9

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1899: P.L. Travers, author, "Mary Poppins" books. Died 1996.

Born 1901: Charles Farrell, actor, leading man in silent films and early talkies, best remembered as Gale Storm's dad, Vern Albright, on TV's early sitcom "My Little Margie." Died 1990.

1930: Betty Boop began her career in the movies. Her first cartoon, Max Fleischer's "Dizzy Dishes," premiered.

Born 1942: David Steinberg, stand-up comedian, actor, "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," "The End." After years of performing, he moved behind the camera to direct, beginning with a Burt Reynolds film, "Paternity." He helmed numerous episodes of top television series, including "Newhart," "The Golden Girls," "It's Garry Shandling's Show," "Designing Women," "Seinfeld," "Get a Life," "Mad About You," "Friends," "The Parent 'Hood," and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Born 1957: Melanie Griffith, actress, "Smile," "Something Wild," "Working Girl," "The Bonfire of the Vanities," "Born Yesterday" (1993), "Milk Money," "Crazy in Alabama," "Cecil B. DeMented."

Born 1958: Amanda Bearse, actress, Marcy on "Married ... With Children." As a TV director, she worked on "Married ... With Children," "Mad TV," "Malcolm & Eddie," "The Tom Show," "Dharma & Greg," "Veronica's Closet," and "Ladies Man" (1999).

Opening in U.S. movie theatres: Andy Clyde in "Fireman, Save My Choo Choo" (1940) ... Preston Sturges' "Hail the Conquering Hero" (1944) ... The Beatles' "Help!" (1965) ... The Peanuts gang in "Snoopy Come Home" (1972) ... Paul Reubens in Tim Burton's "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" (1985).

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