Happy Birthday: Smokey Robinson

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Smokey Robinson Born: February 19, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan, USA He had his first recording as The Miracles in 1958. It was a follow up to a No. 1 tune “Get A Job”. It was titled “Got A Job”, on the legendary “End” label. Unfortunately, it did not have the…

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Happy Birthday: John Frankenheimer (1930–2002)

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John Frankenheimer (1930–2002) Born: February 19, 1930 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA Died: July 6, 2002 (age 72) in Los Angeles, California, USA [on Alfred Hitchcock] Any American director who says he hasn’t been influenced by him is out of his mind. [on Alfred Hitchcock] When I…

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