Birthdays: Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Marcel Marceau, Stephen
Sondheim, Karl Malden, Werner Klemperer- Colonel Klink in Hogan’s Heroes,
George Benson, James Gavin, Allen Neuharth the founder of USA-Today, Disney animator Milt Kahl,
Fanny Ardant is 65, Lena Olin is 59, Bruno Ganz is 73, Reese Witherspoon is 38,
William Shatner is 83.
1913- Jack London (White Fang, The Call of the Wild ) wrote
fellow writers HG Wells, George Bernard Shaw and Winston Churchill and asked
them how much they get paid. He was unsure what to charge.
1958- Hollywood producer Mike Todd was killed in a small
plane crash. He produced hit movies like Around the World in 80 Days and
romanced starlets like Gypsy Rose Lee and Elizabeth Taylor. Taylor and Todd had
been married for one year and she was devastated by the accident. Years and
many marriages later Taylor said Mike Todd was the only man she actually loved.
1970- The Beatles break up. Paul McCartney filed papers in a
London court for a formal dissolving of the Fab Fours partnership.
1995- First day of shooting on that utterly classic film-
Dinosaur Valley Girls!
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