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What happened in history on this day: September 27?
On September 27 in ...
- 1963 - CBS airs the last The Twilight Zone TV show. A total of 134 30-minute and 17 60-minute shows aired.
- 1970 - CBS TV airs The Original Amateur Hour for the final time, after 15 years on radio and 22 years on television.
- 1987 - ABC premieres the variety show Dolly, starring Dolly Parton.
- 1991 - CBS TV debuts the Princesses TV show.
- 1992 - The Fox TV network debuts the series Woops!.
Births on September 27
- 1895 - Birth of George Raft in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Each Dawn I Die, Scarface, Some Like It Hot).
- 1918 - Birth of Jame McCallion in Glasgow, Scotland; actor (Mi Taylor - National Velvet).
- 1920 - Birth of Jayne Meadows Cotter in Wu-ch'ang, China; actress (Dark Delusion), panelist (I've Got a Secret TV show).
- 1920 - Birth of William Conrad in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; actor (Bullwinkle Show, Marshall Dillon - Gunsmoke radio show, Cannon TV show, Jake and the Fatman).
- 1921 - Birth of Milós Jancsó Vác in Hungary; director (My Way Home).
- 1922 - Birth of Arthur Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; director (Miracle Worker, Bonnie and Clyde).
- 1922 - Birth of Carl Ballantine in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (McHale's Navy).
- 1923 - Birth of Mary McCarty in Winfield, Kansas, USA; actress/singer (Starch - Trapper John MD).
- 1925 - Birth of Kathleen Maguire in New York City, New York, USA; actress (One Life to Live).
- 1929 - Birth of Sada Thompson in Des Moines, Iowa, USA; actress (Family, Pursuit of Happiness, Tony award (1972), Emmy award (1978)).
- 1933 - Birth of Greg Morris in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (Mission Impossible, Vegas).
- 1933 - Birth of Kathleen Nolan in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; actress (Real McCoys, Janie, Broadside).
- 1934 - Birth of Claude Jarman Junior in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; actor (Rio Grande, Inside Straight).
- 1934 - Birth of Greg Morris in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (Mission Impossible, Vega$).
- 1934 - Birth of Wilford Brimley in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; actor (Gus - Our House, Cocoon, Quaker Oats and Liberty Mutual commercials).
- 1935 - Birth of Don Cornelius; producer (Soul Train).
- 1941 - Birth of Don Cornelius; TV show host (Soul Train).
- 1947 - Birth of A Martinez in Glendale, California, USA; actor (Whiz Kids, Cruz - Santa Barbara).
- 1947 - Birth of Liz Torres in the Bronx, New York, USA; actress (Phyllis, All in the Family, Gilmore Place, American Family).
- 1948 - Birth of A Martinez; actor (L.A. Law, Santa Barbara).
- 1949 - Birth of Robb Weller; TV host (Entertainment Tonight, Home Show).
- 1952 - Birth of Del Russel in Pasadena, California, USA; actor (Richard - Arnie).
- 1958 - Birth of Shaun Cassidy in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor/singer/director (Hardy Boys, Breaking Away, Nancy Drew Mysteries).
- 1968 - Birth of Patrick Muldoon; actor (Melrose Place).
- 1971 - Birth of Amanda Detmer; actress (What About Brian).
- 1972 - Birth of Gwyneth Paltrow; actress (Inside the Actor's Studio).
Deaths on September 27
- 1965 - Harry Reser, orchestra leader (Sammy Kaye Show), dies at age 69.
- 1981 - Death of Robert Montgomery at age 77 of cancer; actor/director (Robert Montgomery Presents TV show (1950-56)).
- 1984 - John Facenda, sportscaster (NFL Action), dies at age 72.
- 1985 - Death of Lloyd Nolan at age 83 of lung cancer; actor (Dr Chegley - Julia).
- 2003 - Death of Donald O'Connor at age 78; actor/dancer (Francis the Talking Mule, Donald O'Connor Show).
- 2008 - American film actor Paul Newman dies of cancer at age 83, in Connecticut. Some notable films: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, The Color of Money, (Best Actor Oscar award).
- 2015 - Death of John Guillermin, British film director and producer (born 1925).
- 2022 - Death of Joan Hotchkis at age 95 of congestive heart failure; actor (Dr. Nancy Cunningham - The Odd Couple TV show).
- 2023 - Death of Sir Michael Gambon at age 82 from pneumonia; actor (Gosford Park movie (2001), Albus Dumbledore - six Harry Potter films (2004-2011)).
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