Birthdays: Genghis Khan, Byzantine Emperor Leo IV the
Khazar, Robert Burns, Somerset Maugham, Virginia Woolf, Vice Pres Charles
“Goodtime Charlie” Curtis, Edwin Newman, Jean Image, Dean Jones, Ava Gardner,
Etta James, Corazon Aquino, Anita Pallenberg, Tobe Hooper
1938- Walt Disney attempted to head off the rising tide of unionizing
workers in Hollywood by forming a dummy company union called the Federation of
Screen Cartoonists. No other artists but Disney employees joined, and Disney's
chief attorney Gunther Lessing could veto any vote they had.
1949- The first Emmy Awards ceremony was held at the LA
Athletic Club. Five awards were given out for shows like Mabel’s Fables and
Treasures of Literature. Rudy Vallee hosted. Mayor Fletcher Bowman declared it
“ TV Day” in LA.
1961- Walt Disney’s 101 Dalmatians premiered. “ Cruella,
Cruella da Ville,.. “
1970- Robert Altman’s groovy movie M*A*S*H premiered.
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