March 1

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1909: David Niven, actor, "The Bishop's Wife" (1947), "The Moon Is Blue" (1953), "Around the World in Eighty Days" (1956), "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" (1960), "The Pink Panther" (1964), "Casino Royale" (1967), "The Impossible Years" (1968), "Murder by Death" (1976). Died 1983.

Born 1947: Alan Thicke, comedian, actor, "Thicke of the Night" (1983-84), "Growing Pains" (1985-92), "Hope & Gloria" (1995). As a composer, he wrote the TV theme songs for "Wheel of Fortune," "Diff'rent Strokes," and "The Facts of Life."

Born 1950: Phil Alden Robinson, screenwriter, "All of Me" (1984), "Rhinestone" (1984). Writer/film director: "In the Mood" (1987), "Sneakers" (1992).

Born 1954: Ron Howard, actor, "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960-68, Opie Taylor), "The Music Man" (1962), "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1963), "American Graffiti" (1973), "Happy Days" (1974-84, Richie Cunningham). Film director: "Night Shift" (1982), "Splash" (1984), "Cocoon" (1985), "Gung Ho" (1986), "Parenthood" (1990), "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000).

Born 1954: Catherine Bach, actress, "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979-85, Daisy Duke).

Born 1956: Timothy Daly, actor, "Diner" (1982), "Wings" (1990-97, Joe Hackett).

Born 1973: Jack Davenport, actor, "Coupling" (2000-, British version).

1978: Graverobbers stole Charlie Chaplin's coffin from a Swiss cemetery. The ransom plot failed with the perpetrators arrested and the comedian's body reburied in a secret location.

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