… of Don Hewitt. The producer of 60 Minutes is 83.
… of Patty Duke. The Oscar-winning actress is 59.
Oscar nominee, for Days of Wine and Roses, Lee Remick was born on this date in 1935. Miss Remick died in 1991.
Congressional Medal of Honor winner Jimmy Doolittle was born on this date in 1896. Doolittle led the daring bombing raid on Tokyo in April 1942. Sixteen B-25s from the U.S.S. Hornet did little damage, but the attack on the Japanese homeland was a major public relations and morale-boosting effort for U.S. forces.
It’s also the birthday of Veronica, official daughter-in-law of NewMexiKen, mother of one of The Sweeties, attorney-at-law, and source of many suggestions and comments for NewMexiKen. Happy Birthday, Veronica.