August 30

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1907: Shirley Booth, primarily a Broadway actress who dabbled in radio ("Duffy's Tavern") and films, winning an Academy Award for her performance in the drama "Come Back Little Sheba." Her comedy film, "The Matchmaker" (1950), from Thornton Wilder's play was the source material for "Hello, Dolly." She's known today for the long-running family sitcom, "Hazel." Died 1992.

Born 1908: Fred MacMurray, actor, "The Gilded Lily," "Alice Adams," "Hands Across the Table," "The Princess Comes Across," "No Time for Love," "Murder, He Says," "The Egg and I," "The Shaggy Dog," "The Apartment," "The Absent-Minded Professor," "My Three Sons," "Son of Flubber," "Follow Me, Boys," "The Happiest Millionaire," "Charley and the Angel." Died 1991.

Born 1912: Joan Blondell, actress, "Blonde Crazy," "Dames," "Stage Struck," "Three Men on a Horse," "Topper Returns," "Model Wife," "The Opposite Sex," "Desk Set," "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" "The Real McCoys," "Advance to the Rear," "Waterhole #3," "Here Come the Brides," "Support Your Local Gunfighter," "Grease." Died 1979.

Born 1928: Bill Daily, actor, Roger on "I Dream of Jeannie," Howard on "The Bob Newhart Show."

Born 1939: Elizabeth Ashley, actress, "The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker," "Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday," "Paternity," "Dragnet" (1987), "Evening Shade."

Born 1943: Robert Crumb, underground cartoonist, creator of Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural, the "Keep on Truckin'" guy..

Born 1948: Lewis Black, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, "The Daily Show."

Born 1954: David Paymer, actor, "The In-Laws" (1979), "Airplane II: The Sequel," "City Slickers," "Mr. Saturday Night," "City Slickers II," "Get Shorty," "The American President," "Mumford."

Born 1972: Cameron Diaz, actress, "The Mask," "She's the One," "My Best Friend's Wedding," "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," "There's Something About Mary," "Being John Malkovich," "Charlie's Angels" (2000), "Shrek" (voice), "The Sweetest Thing," "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle."

1993: "The Late Show With David Letterman" premiered on CBS, after 12 years as "Late Night With David Letterman" on NBC.

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