Thursday, August 21, 2014

Animation Fun Facts for Aug 21, 2014 Thurs.


Birthdays: Christopher Robin Milne-1920, King Phillip II Augustus of France- 1165, King William IV of England- 1765, Aubrey Beardsley, Count Basie, Wilt (Wilt the Stilt) Chamberlain, Friz Freleng, Kenny Rogers, Princess Margaret, Matthew Broderick, Vance Gerry, Peter Weir is 70, Kim Catrall is 58, Carrie Anne Moss is 47

1911- CafĂ© waiter Vincenzo Perruggia walked into the Louvre and stole the Mona Lisa.  After trying to fence it for two years, he tried to ransom it back. In 1913 he was arrested and the painting recovered.

1921- On his first birthday Christopher Robin Milne was given a Farrell teddy bear from Harrods. This parents called him Edward, but when Christopher Robin was old enough he changed his name to Winnie the Pooh, after his favorite bear he saw at the London Zoo.

1929-Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo marry.

1930- Pardon Us, the first feature length film starring Laurel &; Hardy. In 1926, Hal Roach director Leo McCarey noticed the Briton Stan Laurel and Georgia born singer Oliver Hardy looked funny together, and put them in a series of shorts. Laurel & Hardy became one of the greatest comedy teams in film history.

1944- Moviestar James Cagney, star of Yankee Doodle Dandy, was cleared of charges of Communism. The accusations probably had less to do with Cagney's politics and more to do with his actor’s union activism, and his fighting in court the restrictive personal contracts studios put their stars under.


1972 - Grace Slick was sprayed with mace by police after one of her band called the cops pigs.



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