Birthdays: Hugh Walpole, Earl
Charles Grey 1764-English Prime Minister whom the tea blend 'Earl Grey Tea
" is named for, Pope Innocent XII (1615), Abigail Powers Filmore- First
Lady of Millard Filmore, Hugo Wolf, Diseny story man Ted Sears, Sammy Kaye, Danny Kaye, Neil
Sedaka, L. Ron Hubbard, Dana Delaney, William Macy is 64, Dick Katz, Annabell
Gish, Pixar story artist Joe Ranft
1852-UNCLE SAM born.-The familiar
image first appeared as a cartoon in the New York Lantern. The named derived
from the nickname of an old customs agent, Sam Wilson, who stamped U.S. on
goods moving down river from Canada. Civil War hero Ulysses Simpson Grant or
U.S. Grant was also called Sam by his friends. The famous image on the 1918
recruiting poster of Uncle Sam pointing and saying 'I want You!" was done
by James Montgomery Flagg reworking a popular British poster of Earl Kitchener.
The face Flagg used for Sam was himself in a mirror.
1928- In New York City, Walt
Disney sent a telegram to his brother Roy back in California, informing him of
his disastrous meeting with producer Charles Mintz. That Mintz had exercised a
clause in their contract to take the rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit away
from them. He cabled “ Leaving Tonight, stopping over KC. Arrive Sunday
Morning. Don’t Worry. All Will be Well.” On the train home Walt with Ubb
Iwerks, Les Clark and his wife Lillian came up with a new character named Mickey
Mouse.
1939-Hollywood recognizes the
Screen Director’s Guild later called he DGA. After a nasty battle lasting
several years Guild President Frank Capra signs the contracts representing 80%
of movie directors. They also contractually ensure the custom of the directors
credit being the last one seen at the opening title sequence of a film.
1943- Radio station WNYC goes on
the air.
1944- Abbot & Costello
copyrighted their baseball routine ‘Who’s on First?"
1969- Disney’s comedy about a
Volkswagen beetle "The Love Bug" premiered.
1983- The Larry King Show debuted
on HBO, later moving to CNN. King retired in 2010.
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