Robert Redford Dies

Redford was one of the defining movie stars of the 1970s, crossing with ease between the Hollywood new wave and the mainstream film industry, before also becoming an Oscar-winning director and producer in the ensuing decades.

Charles Robert Redford Jr. was born on August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, to Charles Robert Redford Sr. and Martha Woodruff Redford, and he grew up in Van Nuys where he attended Van Nuys High School. After graduation he enrolled at the University of Colorado in Boulder on a baseball scholarship but left after a year and a half,

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Perry Mason

Based on the detective fiction of Erle Stanley Gardner.

Perry Mason is a landmark American legal drama television series that originally aired on CBS from 1957 to 1966. Based on the detective fiction of Erle Stanley Gardner, the show centers around the brilliant criminal defense attorney Perry Mason, portrayed by Raymond Burr. Mason, a calm and methodical legal mind, regularly defends clients accused of murder, often exposing the real perpetrator in a dramatic courtroom confession.

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Patricia Blair

Her striking beauty and Southern charm made her a prominent figure in television westerns.

Patricia Blair, born Patsy Lou Blake on January 15, 1933, in Fort Worth, Texas, was an American actress best known for her roles in popular television series during the 1960s. Her striking beauty and Southern charm made her a prominent figure in television westerns. Though her career in Hollywood wasn’t extensive in terms of volume, she made a lasting impression in several key roles.

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