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James Cagney's ability to embrace both comedic and dramatic roles made him one of Hollywood's top stars. In 1943, he took home the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in Yankee Doodle Dandy—and in that same year, he also starred in Johnny Come Lately.

Shelley Fabares Played Mary on "The Donna Reed Show." See Her Now at 77.

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In 1942, Bing Crosby crooned the ever-popular holiday song "White Christmas" in his movie Holiday Inn and it quickly rose to No. 1 on the Billboard charts. Since then, the record has sold more than 50 million copies globally, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.

Shelley Fabares Played Mary on "The Donna Reed Show." See Her Now at 77.

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In 1941, baseball player Joe DiMaggio accomplished one of the greatest sports feats of all time: a 56-game hitting streak. The New York Yankee was later inducted into the Hall of Fame, with the first line of his Cooperstown plaque paying homage to his iconic streak, which is still a record to this day.

Shelley Fabares Played Mary on "The Donna Reed Show." See Her Now at 77.

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A 1940 Time cover story on vaudevillian Mikey Rooney deemed him "Hollywood's No. 1 box office bait … not Clark Gable, Errol Flynn or Tyrone Power, but a rope-haired, kazoo-voiced kid with a comic-strip face." Yes, in 1939, 1940, and 1941, Rooney was the biggest box office star in the world; in fact, per the Time story, in 1939 alone the actor brought in some $30 million (more than $549 million in today's terms).

08/01/2022

We look up to our idols for an array of reasons: They star in massive films and on hit television shows; they land on the top of the music charts; they lead social movements; and they may even break world records with their athletic prowess. Throughout the years, the world's biggest male icons have ranged from singers and A-list actors to presidents and civil rights leaders. Curious who the most prominent male icon was the year you were born? From Humphrey Bogart and Cary Grant to Michael Jordan and John F. Kennedy, we've rounded up the most famous men in pop culture history—one for every year since 1940—to create one seriously iconic list.

03/01/2022

In May 2020, Fabares wrote a piece for Time magazine after then-president Donald Trump singled out two women reporters for their questions. He called one of them "angry" and said of both journalists, "It wasn't Donna Reed, I can tell you that" in an interview with the New York Post.

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When she was sick prior to her liver transplant, Fabares decided to try out a colorful new hairstyle. In her conversation with InnerVIEWS, she explained that she saw a woman leaving her salon with spiky hair dyed in multiple colors. She asked her hairstylist how it was done, and after he explained it, he asked if she wanted to try it out herself. Faberes thought, "This is the first time in my life since I was three years old—because that's when I started working—that no one can say to me, 'Oh, you can't do that' … It was almost hard to take in how liberating that was." She continued, "No one can tell me I can't do it and I'm dying, so if not now, when?" Fabares loved the style and has kept it to this day.

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Fabares went through a difficult situation with her health in the '90s, and after years of doctors not knowing what was wrong, she received a life-saving liver transplant in 2000. In an interview with InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse in 2011, Fabares explained how it changed her outlook after being a worrier for her entire life. "When you get that close to death and you don't die, you go, 'Oh, okay, I did survive that. Maybe I can survive something else,'" she said.

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In the '60s, Fabares was known for The Donna Reed Show and three movies with Presley: Girl Happy, Spinout, and Clambake. She also had hit singles with the songs "Johnny Angel" and "Johnny Loves Me." And her career continued on for decades to come. In the late '70s and early '80s, she played Francine on One Day at a Time. Then, throughout the '90s, she played Christine on Coach. For this role, she was nominated for two Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Other series Fabares has worked on include The Practice, Mork & Mindy, and Superman: The Animated Series.

03/01/2022

In the 1960s, a lot of teenagers would have loved to be in the position that Shelley Fabares was. Not only did she play Mary, the teen daughter on The Donna Reed Show, but she also starred in three movies with Elvis Presley. And, on top of that, she was a singer herself and even had a couple of hit singles. While you might not have heard much from Fabares in recent years, her success wasn't confined to the '60s. She went on to star in one of most popular sitcoms of the '90s, too.

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THE ACTOR ALSO STARRED ON THE SITCOM COACH.

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