August 15

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1919: Huntz Hall, actor, member of The Bowery Boys.

Born 1925: Rose Marie, actress, Sally on "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "The Doris Day Show."

Born 1932: Abby Dalton, actress, "The Joey Bishop Show."

Born 1933: Lori Nelson, actress, "Petticoat Junction."

1935: Humorist and actor Will Rogers and his friend, Wiley Post, were killed in an Alaskan airplane crash.

Born 1936: Pat Priest, actress, Marilyn on "The Munsters."

1939: In Hollywood, MGM's "The Wizard of Oz" premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

Born 1955: Larry Matthews, actor, Richie Petrie on "The Dick Van Dyke Show."

Born 1968: Debra Messing, actress, "Will & Grace."

Born 1972: Ben Affleck, actor, "Gigli."

1992: Garry Shandling's show business sitcom, "The Larry Sanders Show," debuted on HBO.

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