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    • Jul 25, 1894
    Character actor Walter Brennan is born in Swampscott, Massachusetts. He appears in well over 150 movies, playing Grandpa in TV's "The Real McCoys." He also nets a pop and country hit with his 1962 recitation "Old Rivers"
    Dec 11, 1936
    "Banjo On My Knee," starring Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Brennan and Buddy Ebsen, debuts in theaters. It includes a bit role for guitarist Floyd "Salty" Holmes, who played the previous year on Patsy Montana's "I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart"
    Sep 27, 1941
    Gary Cooper is a World War I hero with the debut of the movie "Sergeant York." The cast includes future country hitmaker Walter Brennan and former Grand Ole Opry star Lee "Lasses" White
    Jan 20, 1945
    "To Have And Have Not," starring Humphrey Bogart and Walter Brennan, opens in American movie theaters. The picture includes a role for "Georgia On My Mind" songwriter Hoagy Carmichael
    Oct 3, 1957
    ABC-TV debuts the rural-based sitcom "The Real McCoys." During the run of the show, star Walter Brennan earns a country hit with his recitation "Old Rivers"
    Aug 2, 1958
    Pre-dating his country hit "Old Rivers" by four years, Walter Brennan occupies the cover of TV Guide
    Mar 7, 1959
    Throw this in the grocery bag, too: Walter Brennan, who will earn a 1962 country hit with the recitation "Old Rivers," appears on the cover of TV Guide
    Apr 4, 1959
    The John Wayne movie "Rio Bravo" opens in theaters. Ricky Nelson has a part in the flick, as do Dean Martin and Walter Brennan
    Sep 22, 1963
    "The Real McCoys" airs for the final time on CBS, ending a six-year run for the hayseed series. The previous year, the sitcom's star, Walter Brennan, earned a country hit with the recitation "Old Rivers"
    Apr 10, 1965
    Walter Brennan, whose recitation of "Old Rivers" made him a country hitmaker, is featured on the cover of TV Guide
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