B-Dazes: Roman Emperor Hadrian, Winslow Homer, Arrigo Boito,
Wilhelm Grimm (of the brothers Grimm), Honus Wagner- early 1900’s baseball
player called the Flying Dutchman, Admiral Chester Nimitz, Edward James Olmos,
Barry Bostwick, Michel Legrand, James Farentino, illustrator Zdzislaw
Beskinski, Michael Radford, Billy Zane,
Steve Jobs, Abe Vigoda is 93
1937- MGM studio announced it acquired the rights to L.
Frank Baum’s book The Wizard of Oz, to be made into a movie for their new star
Judy Garland.
1988- PARODY LAWS- The US Supreme Court defended the right
of public figures to be satirized by throwing out a lawsuit Rev Jerry Fallwell
brought against Hustler Magazine owner Larry Flynt. Flynt published a drawing
describing Rev Fallwell having sex with his mother in an outhouse. The Court
ruled a public figure can be lampooned, so long as it is not portrayed as
factual.
1989- According to the David Lynch television series Twin
Peaks this is the day Laura Palmer’s body was found and F.B.I. agent Dale
Cooper came to town to investigate.
2008- Pixar’s Ratatouille won the Oscar for best animated
feature.
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