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History for 12/20/2014
Birthdays: Bonnie Prince Charlie, Branch Rickey, George Roy
Hill, Dr. Samuel Mudd, Jenny Aguitter, Uri Geller, Irene Dunne, Cecil Cooper,
Albert Dekker, Amby Paliwoda, Charlie Callas, John Spencer, Harvey Firestone,
John Spencer, Elsie De Wolfe, Jonah Hill is 31.
1892- According to Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days
this was the day Phileas Fogg returned to London to complete his trip.
1920- English song & dance man Leslie Townes became an
American citizen and changed his name to Bob Hope.
1937- Nazis Josef Goebbels noted in his diary that this day
he sent his boss Adolph Hitler a Christmas present of a dozen Mickey Mouse
Cartoons from America. Officially der Fuehrer called Mickey ‘vermin’ but
privately enjoyed his animated antics.
1950- Harvey premiered starring James Stewart and a 6 foot
invisible rabbit.
1952- Bridgette Bardot married director Roger Vadim.
1955- Sir Lawrence Olivier’s film version of Richard III
premiered.
1962- The Osmond Brothers premiered on the Andy Williams
Show.
1957- Elvis Presley received his draft notice. G.I. Blues!
1968- Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day premiered.
1971- Twentieth Century Fox chief Darryl F. Zanuck blames his
own son CEO Richard Zanuck for Fox's monetary problems and fires him. This sets
off a power struggle among the board of directors. When Zanuck's estranged wife
Libby throws her support against the mogul, Darryl F. Zanuck is overthrown and
fired from his own company. He was the last of the original Hollywood moguls.
1974 Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too came out with the film
Island at the Top of the World.
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