Birthdays: Sir Christopher Wren, Bela Lugosi (born Bela
Blasgow from Lugosz), Charles Ives, Arthur Rimbaud, Daniel Sickles, Black
Panther Bobby Seale, Juan Marichal, Tom Petty, Art Buchwald, Arlene Francis,
Grandpa Jones, Mickey Mantle, Frank Churchill, Thomas Newman, Jerry Ohrbach,
Rex Ingram, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Michael Dunn, Snoop Dogg (born Calvin Broadus
Jr) is 43, Viggo Mortensen is 56
1921- Rudolf Valentino starred in The Sheik, which premiered
today.
1939- Frank Capra’s film “Mr Smith Goes to Washington”
opened.
1941- Walt Disney and his party return by ship to America, after two months in Latin America.
1947- 'ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN...' Judge J.
Parnell Thomas banged the gavel opening the House Committee on UnAmerican
Activites investigation into Communist infiltration into the Motion Picture
Business. HUAC was set up in 1938 as the Dies Committee to keep an eye on
pro-Nazis groups operating in German and Italian immigrant organizations, but
by 1944 it's emphasis had switched to Communist espionage. Investigations of
the army or top civil servants like Dean Acheson was dull stuff, New Deal
hating conservatives knew investigating Hollywood would yield the big headlines
and jazz up public interest.
Jack Warner, Louis B. Mayer, Ronald Reagan and Walt Disney
were the first in line to name names. Lucille Ball, Sterling Hayden, Zero
Mostel, Ginger Rogers and Lloyd Bridges admitted they had once held communist
party memberships. The anti-commie hysteria turned Hollywood inside out and the
bitter feelings remained for the rest of their lives.
1955- Harry Belafonte recorded the Banana Boat Song, that
made him a star- Day-o!
1955- J.R.R. Tolkein’s last book of the Lord of the Rings
published. The Return of the King.
1973- The Six Million Dollar Man with Lee Majors premiered.
2013- Saving Mr. Banks with Tom
Hanks as Walt Disney, premiered.
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