Birthdays: German Emperor Otto Ist- 972AD, Edward Rutledge
–Declaration of Ind signer, President Franklin Pierce, Krystoff Penderecki,
Manuel DeFalla, William Henry Pratt better known as Boris Karloff, William
Bonney better known as Billy the Kid, Susan Anspach, Victor Jory, Vincent
Cassel is 48, Joe Esterhaus is 72, Miley Cyrus is 22.
1938- Bob Hope recorded his signature tune “Thanks for the
Memory” for the movie The Big Broadcast..
1942- PLAY IT AGAIN SAM- The movie CASABLANCA premiered.
Based on an never produced musical, “Everybody Comes to Ricks’, Howard Koch and
the Epstein Brothers adapted the play into one of the most memorable Hollywood
movies ever. It was never expected to be more than a rehash of the popular
Charles Boyer film Algiers. Humphrey Bogart acted opposite Ingrid Bergman,
although he had to stand on boxes to appear taller than his Swedish leading
lady.
1952- Animator Fred Moore, who drew Mickey Mouse in Fantasia
and the Brave Little Tailor, died from cerebral injuries incurred in an auto
accident in the Big Tujunga Canyon area of Los Angeles. He was 41.
1960- The Hollywood Walk of Fame is dedicated, featuring
over 1,500 names- but not Charlie Chaplin, who was banned until 1972 because of
his alleged lefty political views.
1963- The very first episode of Dr. Who premiered on the BBC
TV. William Hartnell played the first Dr. Who. There have been eleven doctors
since.
1966- The film “ Spinout “ premiered. Elvis Presley
pioneered the genre movie of bored male movie stars who use their studio muscle
to make us watch movies of them racing cars. James Garner in Grand
Prix-arguably the best one, Steve McQueen in LeMans, Tom Cruise in Days of
Thunder, Sly Stallone in Driven, etc.
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