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Happy birthday, Bill Hader!

From Saturday Night Live to Barry, Bill Hader has been entertaining us for more than two decades. Before heading west to start his career in entertainment, Hader was born and raised in Tulsa!

William Boyd, the actor known for playing Hopalong Cassidy, was born on this day in 1895! He was born in Ohio, but spent his teenage years in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Boyd played the popular character from 1935 to 1952 in film, television, and on the radio. As one of the most popular western characters of his era, Hopalong Cassidy was a mass-culture phenomenon, being featured on countless branded merchandise over the years, including the first lunchbox to bear a licensed character's image and branding.