Birthdays: James Boswell, Sir Walter Raleigh, John Keats,
Sir Edmund Halley, Louis Blanc, Fanny Brice, Joseph Goebbels, Richard Dreyfus,
Zoot Sims, Winona Ryder, Jesse Barfield, Kate Jackson, Bill Maudlin, Akim
Tamiroff, Ralph Bakshi is 77, Rufus Sewell, Neal Hefti-composer of the theme
song for TV shows like Batman and the Odd Couple.
1923- The musical Running Wild opened on Broadway,
introducing the dance craze the Charleston.
1957- Louis B. Mayer dies. His last words were:
"Nothing Matters..." The head of MGM Studios lorded over Hollywood
like a monarch, made and broke moviestars, ordered Judy Garland fed a steady
stream of narcotics and had his office redesigned all white to resemble
Mussolini, whom he admired. Humphrey Bogart was at his funeral. When asked if
he was close to Mayer, Bogie replied: Nah, I'm just here to make sure he's
dead!
1993- Tim Burton’s fantasy A Nightmare Before Christmas,
premiered in the US.
2012- Disney’s Wreck-it Ralph
premiered.
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