Wednesday, March 20, 2024
On this day in movie history - Blast of Silence (1961)
Born on this day – Frank Zuniga:
Born on this day – Carl Reiner:
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Awards (2015); 30 Years of TV Comedy's Greatest Hits: To Laughter with Love
(1980); 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration (1989); 60 Minutes / Rob
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Kaufman (1995); A Conversation with Dinah (1989); A Date with Debbie (1960); A
Guide for the Married Man (1967); A Look Back at The Jerk with Steve Martin
& Carl Reiner (2018); A Touch of Grace (1973); A Tribute to Mr. Television
Milton Berle (1978); About Faces (1961); AFI Life Achievement Award
(1985–2015); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000);
Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind (1990); Alice of Wonderland in Paris (1966);
All of Me (1984); All-Star Party for Lucille Ball (1984); Ally McBeal (2002);
America 2-Night (1978); America in Primetime (2011); American Dad! (2011–2015);
American Masters (1996–2016); Anatole (1962); Angie Tribeca (2018); Annie and
the Hoods (1974); Beggars and Choosers (1999); Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
(1989); Betty Hughes and Friends (1969); Betty White: First Lady of Television
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(1970); Caesar's Writers (1996); Campbell Summer Soundstage (1954); Captain
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from Quarantine (2020); Donny and Marie (1976); Don't Worry, We'll Think of a
Title (1966); Droodles (1954); Duck Duck Goose (2018); Duckman: Private
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Emmy's Greatest Moments (2004); Enter Laughing (1967); Entertainment Tonight
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(1982); Flannery and Quilt (1976); Flip (1971); Floor Show (1949–1950); Forky
Asks a Question (2019); Frasier (1993); Free to Be... You & Me (1974); Full
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(2004); Funny Is Funny (1966); Funny You Never Knew (2019); Generation (1969);
George Burns' 95th Birthday Party (1991); George Clooney: An American
Cinematheque Tribute (2006); George Jessel's Here Come the Stars (1968); GI
Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II (2018); Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961);
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(2013); The 16th Annual Satellite Awards (2011); The 1974 Annual Entertainment
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Muppets Go Hollywood (1979); The Museum of Television & Radio: William S.
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Remain Silent (1996); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997); The Second Annual Comedy
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Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room (2000); The Sid Caesar Collection:
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Fan Favorites - The Professor and Other Clowns (2001); The Sid Caesar
Collection: The Magic of Live TV (2000); The Sid Caesar Show (1958); The Sid
Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special (1967); The Sixties
(2014); The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967); The Society of Singers Presents:
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Hayes Story (2017); WTF with Marc Maron (2013); You Don't Know Jack: Volume 2
(1996); Young & Hungry (2017); Your Show of Shows (1950–1957); Your Show of
Shows / Caesar's Hour (1954–1957).
Erica Jong, on writing:
Blocks usually stem from the fear of being judged.
If you imagine the world listening, you'll never write a line.
That's why privacy is so important.
You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone.
- Erica Jong.