November 6

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1892: Ole Olsen, comedy team of Olsen and Johnson, known for the Broadway hit, "Hellzapoppin." Died 1963.

Born 1896: Jim Jordan, comedian, radio actor, "Fibber McGee and Molly." Died 1988.

Born 1903: June Marlowe, actress, Miss Crabtree in "The Little Rascals" shorts. Died 1984.

Born 1931: Mike Nichols, stand-up comedian, writer, film director, producer, Nichols and May comedy team. His films include: "The Graduate," "Catch-22," "Carnal Knowledge," "Biloxi Blues."

Born 1946: Sally Field, Academy Award-winning actress ("Places in the Heart"), TV's "Gidget," "The Flying Nun," "Smokey and the Bandit," "Murphy's Romance," "Soapdish," "Forrest Gump."

1957: "I Love Lucy" morphed into "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour," a series of specials. First up, "The Ricardos Take a Cruise to Havana," guest starring Rudy Vallee.

Opening in U.S. movie theatres: Vincent Price and Frankie Avalon in "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine" (1965) ... The Monkees' "Head" (1968) ... Lawrence Kasdan's "The Big Chill" (1983) ... Adam Sandler as "The Waterboy" (1998).

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