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Gillette


1994 Ruth Gillette, actress (Wild Gold), dies of cancer at 88

1976 Rebecca Darrington, Gillette Wyoming, Miss America-Wyoming 1997

1973 Ray Barrett, sportscaster (Gillette Summer Sports Reel), dies at 65

1964 Gillette's 20 year contract with MSG and ABC to televise fights for free ends as Dick Tiger defeats Don Fullmer at Cleveland Auditorium

1950 Gillette and Mutual buy All Star and World Series rights ($6M for 6 yrs)

1947 Happy Chandler announces Ford and Gillette to sponsor World Series

1945 Chandler sells World Series radio rights for $150,000 to Gillette, Ford had been World Series sponsor since 1934, pay $100,000 annually

1937 William Gillette, American Actor

1936 Anita Gillette, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Quincy ME, Marathon, Moonstruck

1904 King C Gillette patents Gillette razor blade

1901 Gillette patents 1st disposable razor

1901 King Camp Gillette begins selling safety razor blades

1896 William Gillette's "Secret Service," premieres in New York City

1855 King Camp Gillette, inventor, safety razor

1853 William Gillette, American Actor

1853 William H Gillette, actor, Sherlock Holmes on stage


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