Celebrating a birthday today: Alison Arngrim is 52. Alison is best-known for her role as Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie. She also guested on Fantasy Island and The Love Boat.

Born on this day but no longer with us, Bob Bell (original Bozo the Clown on WGN Chicago), Oliver Hardy (the bigger half of Laurel & Hardy) and Danny Kaye (film actor who guested on a number of TV series).

Classic TV stars who passed away on January 18 include Carl Betz (The Donna Reed Show, Judd for the Defense), Curly Howard (The Three Stooges), Rusty Hamer (Make Room for Daddy) and Bob May (The Robot on Lost in Space).