December 18

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1904: George Stevens, film director, cinematographer of many Laurel and Hardy comedies. Died 1975.

Born 1910: Abe Burrows, playwright, screenwriter, "The Milton Berle Show," "Guys and Dolls," "The Solid Gold Cadillac," "Silk Stockings," "O.K. Crackerby!" "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," "Cactus Flower." Died 1985.

Born 1916: Betty Grable, actress, "College Swing," "Give Me a Sailor," "Million Dollar Legs," "Down Argentine Way," "Moon Over Miami," "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim," "The Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend," "Meet Me After the Show," "How to Marry a Millionaire," "How to Be Very, Very Popular." Died 1973.

Born 1946: Steven Spielberg, film director and producer, "Jaws," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial," "1941," "Hook," "The Goonies," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," "Back to the Future," "Gremlins," "Tiny Toon Adventures," "Catch Me if You Can."

1962: Vaughn Meader's smash comedy album, "The First Family," ribbing the John Kennedy clan, was certified gold.

Born 1964: Cledus T. Judd, singer, comedian.

1997: Comedian Chris Farley, 33, found dead in his apartment.

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