Birthdays: Marcus Tullius Cicero, John Paul Jones, Victor
Borge, Zazu Pitts, Sergio Leone, Hank Stramm, Bobby Hull, Robert Loggia, Maxine
Andrews of the Andrews Sisters, Ray Milland, Anna Mae Wong, Steven Stills,
J.R.R. Tolkein, Victoria Principal is 64, Dabney Coleman is 83, Mel Gibson is
57. Thelma Schoonmacher is 74
1931- Walt Disney sends a job offer to Betty Boop creator Grim Natwick. Natwick would join Disney in 1934 and be the lead animator on Snow White.
1933- MGM Louis B. Mayer hired his son-in-law David O.
Selznick to produce movies. At the same time he was begging his filmworkers to
take 20% paycuts because of the Depression, Mayer set his salary at $4,000 a
week.
Newspapers joked “The Son-In-Law Also Rises”
1952-The T.V. series DRAGNET premiered today. “The story you
have seen is true, the names have been changed to protect the innocent.” Star
Jack Webb produced and wrote most of the scripts and oversaw the deadpan acting
style.” Just the facts, Mam..”
1977- Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne file papers to
form the Apple Computer Company. Within two weeks Wayne sold his third of the
company to Jobs and Woz for $800. He thought he’d get stuck with the bills when
the company went belly-up.
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