Sunday, December 11, 2016

Animation Fun Facts for Dec 11, 2016


Birthdays: Sir David Brewster,1781- inventor of the kaleidoscope, Fiorello LaGuardia, Robert Koch the conqueror of tuberculosis, Alexander Solzhenitsyn,  Carlo Ponti, Gilbert Roland, Big Mama Mabel Thornton, Vampira, Jean Marais, Jean Louis Tritignant, Tom Hayden, Jermaine Jackson, McCoy Tyner- John Coltrane's pianist, Brenda Lee, John Buscema, Rita Moreno is 85, Teri Garr is 69, Mos Def is 43, Mo’nique is 49


1882- The Bijou Theater in Boston presented Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe in the first  show completely illuminated by electric light bulbs.

1926- Josephine Baker performed her banana dance in Amsterdam.

1957- Rock and Roll singer Jerry Lee Lewis secretly married his 13 year old cousin Myra Gail Brown, while still married to his second wife, who he divorced when the press broke the story the following April. The incident ruined his career. Great Balls of Fire!


1970- Walt Disney's the 'Aristocats' premiered.


2009- Disney’s animated Princess and the Frog.

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