We remember Hank Williams (1923-1953)

We remember Hiram King “Hank” Williams, the great country legend.    He was born on this day in Alabama on this day in 1923.

Williams was born in Alabama and died in West Virginia at age 29.   He was  one of the most influential country singers of the 20th century.

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1955: Brooks Robinson got his first 2 hits

On this day in 1955,  Brooks Robinson went 2 for 4 in his major league debut against Washington.      He was 18 and would go on to play the next 22 seasons in Baltimore.    Robinson won the 1964 AL MVP, the 1970 World Series MVP and Hall of Fame 1983.

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We remember Anne Bancroft (1931-2005)

Anna Maria Louisa Italiano was born in the Bronx, New York.   Her parents were Italian immigrants.  

We know her as Anne Bancroft, the great movie actress.  She had major roles in "The Pumpkin Eater" (1964), "The Slender Thread" (1965), "Young Winston" (1972), "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" (1975), "The Elephant Man" (1980), "To Be or Not to Be" (1983), "84 Charing Cross Road" (1987).  Her most famous role as "Mrs. Robinson" in "The Graduate" (1967).    It’s hard to pick a favorite but she was fantastic as Lady Churchill in “Young Winston”.

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Anne Bancroft and "Mrs Robinson"

In 1967, the movie “The Graduate” put Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft in the role of “Mrs Robinson” and young Ben Braddock.    

You can watch the movie to watch the rest of the story.    It also gave us one of the best songs of the 1960’s by Simon and Garfunkel.

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