Birthdays: Roman Emperor Publius Hadrian AD117, Farinelli the Castrato-1707, Pierre De
Beaumarchais, Swedish King Gustavus III, Frederick the Great, Edith Wharton,
German Field Marshal Model, Sharon Tate, Ernest Borgnine, Mary Lou Rhetton, John Belushi, Disney
director Wilfred Jackson, Warren Zevon, Yakov Smirnoff, Daniel Auteuil is 64,
Orel Roberts, Natassia Kinski is 55
1874- Modest Mussorgsky’s opera Boris Gudunov premiered in
Saint Petersburg.
1875- Camille Saint-Saens orchestral work Danse Macabre
premiered in Paris.
1927- The Pleasure Garden premiered, the first film directed
by Alfred Hitchcock.
1942- Producer David O. Selznick signed young star Jennifer
Jones. He became infatuated with her and left his wife Irene, the daughter of
Louis B. Mayer to marry Jones.
1961- Warner Bros. cartoon voice actor Mel Blanc had a
terrible auto crash. He lingered in a coma for several weeks. The way the
doctor brought him around was to say: “Hey Bugs Bunny! How are we today?” Blanc
replied in character:” Ehhh…fine,doc!”
2006- The Walt Disney Company acquired
CG animation studio Pixar. Apple and Pixar head Steve Jobs got a seat on Disney
Board, Ed Catmull was named head of the studio and director John Lasseter
became it’s creative head.
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