Birthdays: Peter Lorre- born Laszlo Lowenstein, Pearl Buck,
Abner Doubleday, Babe Deidrickson-Zacharias, Willy Messerschmidt, Claudio
Abbado, Woolie Reitherman, Gregg LeMond, Vittorio Storaro, Colonel Tom Parker,
Pat Morita, Chris Isaak, Derek Jeter, Chris O’Donnell, Sean Hayes is 44
1922- Montgomery’s Country House opened in the Los Feliz
Area of LA. In the 1930s it was the nearest bar to Walt Disney’s Hyperion
Studio, so artists nicknamed it “ the commissary”. Today it is called the Tam
O’ Shanter, and is still in business. Many great Disney animators like John Hench, Marc Davis and Joe Grant ate often.
1924 - The Ziegfeld Follies opens on Broadway.
1925- Charlie Chaplin has a lavish Hollywood premiere for
his new film the Gold Rush.
He had edited the film in secret in an upstairs hotel room
in Salt Lake City to keep away from the public and his wife’s bill collectors.
1926- From his London flat, John Logie Baird invented
television. The Boob Tube has no one single Tom Edison-like inventor but many
claimants. The Englishman joined the ranks of others who claimed to have
invented TV first, including Richard Farnsworth, Vladimir Zworkin, Dr. Lee DeForrest
and Deutsches Kino.
1927- The Cyclone Rollercoaster ride debuted at Coney Island
Amusement Park. It was built on the site of the Switchback Railway, the oldest
rollercoaster.
1964 - Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album.
1977 - Elvis Presley does his last public performance, in
Indianapolis.
1984- Campy singer Tiny Tim married Miss Vicky on the Johnny
Carson show during a live broadcast.
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