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On This Day December 24
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1944 – Oscar, Golden Globe, Tony and Grammy-winning lyricist and author Tim Rice (“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Evita,” “Beauty and the Beast, “The Lion King”)
1959 – Actress Mackenzie Phillips (“American Graffiti,” “One Day at a Time”)
1968 – Comedian-actor Tracy Morgan (“Saturday Night Live,” “30 Rock,” “Cop Out”)
1977 – Actress Brittany Murphy (“Clueless,” “Girl, Interrupted,” “8 Mile”) (d. 2009)
1986 – Actor Josh Peck, best known for Nickelodeon’s “Drake & Josh” show
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1914 – Actor Tyrone Power (“Witness for the Prosecution,” “The Mark of Zorro”) (d. 1958)
1927 – Actress Pat Carroll (“The Danny Thomas Show, “ Laverne & Shirley,” “ER”)
1945 – Former MTV music news host, Rolling Stone magazine editor, film critic and author Kurt Loder
1959 – Emmy-winning TV journalist and former “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams