Saturday, February 28, 2015

Animation Fun Facts for Feb 28, 2015


Birthdays: Michel de Montaigne, The Marquis de Montcalm, Vasclav Nijinsky, Molly Picon, Gavin MacCleod, Sir John Tenniel, Bernadette Peters, Bubba Smith, Mario Andretti, Milton Caniff- the creator of Terry and the Pirates", Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel, Tommy Tune, Vincente Minelli, Linus Pauling, Dorothy Stratton, John Tarturro, Jack Abramoff


1882- The first college store opened, COOP, this one attached to Harvard.



Happy 100th Samuel 'Zero" Mostel 1915-1977

1920 Maurice Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin debuted..


1940- At the Oscars ceremony Hattie McDaniel became the first black actress to win an Oscar for her supporting role in Gone With The Wind. When the NAACP criticized her for portraying a stereotyped black mammy, McDaniel snapped:” I’d rather make $5000 a week playing a maid than $5 a week being a maid!”
  

1983- The last episode of the television series M*A*S*H.  It was the single most watched TV episode in history.

2001- Seattle rocked by a 7.0 earthquake. That’ll stir your Starbucks!

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