10/13/2014
For more than 20 years, most Americans knew what they were doing on Sunday nights: watching "The Ed Sullivan Show" on CBS, eager to see which new talent or old favorite it's host would bring to the stage that week. Ed Sullivan, who died Oct. 13, 1974, 40 years ago, introduced more than 10,000 acts between 1948 and 1971.
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10/10/2014
Mention Orson Welles and talk inevitably turns to Citizen Kane. Welles, who died Oct. 10, 1985, at 70, had a long and storied career that included television, radio and Broadway, but it's that 1941 movie that's most often connected to his name.
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10/6/2014
Her eyes went down in musical history, but Bette Davis was famous for so much more than her lovely peepers. She was one of the greatest actresses in cinematic history, whose unflinching portrayals of often-unsympathetic characters won her two Academy Awards for best actress, as well as a record-setting 10 Oscar nominations. Her career spanned five decades and included more than 100 acting credits. Read on as we remember Davis – her unforgettable look, her greatest performances, her memorable words and more.
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