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Entertainment History For Oct 10th

(AP)– On October tenth, 1935, the first black opera, “Porgy and Bess” by George Gershwin, opened in New York. In…

BetteBack January 22, 1987: Shelley Long On Leaving Cheers And Outrageous Fortune

Winnipeg Free Press January 22, 1987 A few weeks ago, the day Shelley Long announced she would be leaving her…