Video: 'The Consultant " (clip)
(Wednesday, December 30, 1981, 8:30 p.m. ET) — Mama Carlson hires a professional radio consultant to evaluate WKRP on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati.
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Lena Horne interviewed on ’60 Minutes’ 30 years ago this hour (1981)
(Sunday, December 27, 1981, 7 p.m. EST) — Entertainer and civil rights activist Lena Horne, still celebrating her sexuality at age 64, was interviewed by Ed Bradley on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV news magazine 60 Minutes.
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‘Stop and Smell The Roses’ by Ringo Starr peaks at #98 in USA 30 years ago today (1981)
Video: 'Private Property'
(Saturday, December 12, 1981) — Stop and Smell the Roses, the eighth studio album by ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, peaked at #98 on today’s Billboard Top 200 albums chart. Continue reading ‘Stop and Smell The Roses’ by Ringo Starr peaks at #98 in USA 30 years ago today (1981)
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‘On Golden Pond’ opens in New York 30 years ago today (1981)
Video: 'On Golden Pond' trailer
(Friday, December 4, 1981) — On Golden Pond, a film about an aging couple Ethel (Katharine Hepburn) and Norman Thayer (Henry Fonda) who are visited by daughter Chelsea (Jane Fonda) with her fiance and his rebellious son at their summer home on Golden Pond, opened today at the Cinema 1 in New York City.
Directed by Mark Rydell, the drama was nominated for ten Academy Awards, winning three, including Best Actor (Henry Fonda, in his final role).
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‘Fruits of the Poisonous Tree’ episode airs on ‘Hill Street Blues’ 30 years ago this hour (1981)
(Thursday, December 3, 1981, 10:00 p.m. ET) — Night court interferes with “Monday Night Football” as LaRue and Washington are accused of entrapping a mugger on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV police drama Hill Street Blues.
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Warren Beatty’s ‘Reds’ premieres 30 years ago today (1981)
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(Thursday, December 3, 1981) — Reds, an epic film about the life and career of John Reed, the revolutionary communist, journalist, and writer who chronicled the Russian Revolution in his book Ten Days That Shook the World, premiered in the U.S. today.
The movie was co-written, produced, directed by and starred Warren Beatty. It also starred Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson.
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President Reagan interviewed by Barbara Walters 30 years ago today (1981)
(Tuesday, November 24, 1981) — Barbara Walters interviews Ronald Reagan at the Ranch for a television special, “Ronald Reagan: At Home on the Ranch, a Personal Portrait,” broadcast on Thanksgiving Day (November 26) 1981 by ABC’s 20/20.
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‘The Second Oldest Profession’ debuts on ‘Hill Street Blues’ 30 years ago this hour (1981)
(Thursday, November 19, 1981, 10:00 p.m. ET) — Bates loses a junkie prostitute through an error in judgement on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV police drama Hill Street Blues.
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Luke and Laura wed on ‘General Hospital’ 30 years ago this hour (1981)
(Tuesday, November 17, 1981, 3 p.m. EST) — Luke Spencer and Laura Webber, fictional characters on the American daytime drama General Hospital, were married on today’s show, which was watched by 30 million viewers in the highest-rated hour in American soap opera history.
Luke was portrayed by Anthony Geary, and Laura was portrayed by Genie Francis. Continue reading Luke and Laura wed on ‘General Hospital’ 30 years ago this hour (1981)
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Los Angeles Dodgers win World Series 30 years ago this hour (1981)
(Wednesday, October 28, 1981, 11:26 p.m. ET) — The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 1981 World Series tonight, beating the New York Yankees 9-2 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York, in the sixth and deciding game.
