Birthdays: Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Marcel Marceau, Stephen
Sondheim, Karl Malden, Werner Klemperer- Colonel Klink in Hogan’s Heroes,
George Benson, James Gavin, Allen Neuharth the founder of USA-Today, Milt Kahl,
Fanny Ardant is 66, Lena Olin is 60, Bruno Ganz is 74, Reese Witherspoon is 39,
William Shatner is 84.
1913- Jack London (White Fang, The Call of the Wild ) wrote
fellow writers HG Wells, George Bernard Shaw and Winston Churchill and asked
them how much they get paid. He was unsure what to charge.
1958- Hollywood producer Mike Todd was killed in a small
plane crash. He produced hit movies like Around the World in 80 Days and
romanced starlets like Gypsy Rose Lee and Elizabeth Taylor. Taylor and Todd had
been married for one year and she was devastated by the accident. Years and
many marriages later Taylor said Mike Todd was the only man she actually loved.
1960- Arthur Shawlow and Charles Townes patented the laser
beam. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation or LASER.
1970- The Beatles break up. Paul McCartney filed papers in a
London court for a formal dissolving of the Fab Fours partnership.
1972- Concluding a five-year study, the National Commission
on Drug Abuse recommended ending all penalties and laws prohibiting marijuana.
No one in authority listened to them.
1995- First day of shooting on that utterly classic film-
Dinosaur Valley Girls!
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