Thursday, October 29, 2015

Animation Fun Facts for Oct 29, 2015


Birthdays: James Boswell, Sir Walter Raleigh, John Keats, Sir Edmund Halley, Louis Blanc, Fanny Brice, Joseph Goebbels, Richard Dreyfus, Zoot Sims, Winona Ryder, Jesse Barfield, Kate Jackson, Bill Maudlin, Akim Tamiroff, Ralph Bakshi is 77, Rufus Sewell, Neal Hefti-composer of the theme song for TV shows like Batman and the Odd Couple.


1923- The musical Running Wild opened on Broadway, introducing the dance craze the Charleston.


1957- Louis B. Mayer dies. His last words were: "Nothing Matters..." The head of MGM Studios lorded over Hollywood like a monarch, made and broke moviestars, ordered Judy Garland fed a steady stream of narcotics and had his office redesigned all white to resemble Mussolini, whom he admired. Humphrey Bogart was at his funeral. When asked if he was close to Mayer, Bogie replied: Nah, I'm just here to make sure he's dead!


1993- Tim Burton’s fantasy A Nightmare Before Christmas, premiered in the US.


2012- Disney’s Wreck-it Ralph premiered.




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