Birthdays: King Henry VI of
England-1422, English Puritan General George Monck-1608, John Eberhard 1822,
builder of the first large pencil factory in the US, John Singleton-Mosby the
Grey Ghost, Henry Jarecki, Baby Face Nelson, William S. Hart, Ira Gershwin,
Dave Brubeck, Agnes Moorehead, Tom Hulce is 62, Wally Cox, Lynn Fontaine,
Steven Wright, JoBeth Williams, Judd Apatow is 48, Nick Park is 57
1915- MAX FLEISCHER PATENTS THE
ROTOSCOPE TECHNIQUE- This system enables you to film an actor then draw the
cartoons over the still frames of the live action to achieve a realistic
motion. (an early form of Motion Capture) Max would film his brother Dave in a
clown suit then draw Koko the Clown over him. Dave had already owned the clown
suit because he had been seriously considering a change in careers. The
Fleischer's New York studio would be Disney's chief rival for most of the
1920's-30's.
1933- U.S. Federal Judge Woolsey
decides James Joyce's "ULYSSES" is not a dirty book and can be
published in the U.S by Viking Press. The book had been out in Europe since
1922.
1941- WONDER WOMAN,
Psychologist William Moulton Marston was an
educational consultant for Detective Comics, Inc. (DC Comics). Marston saw that
the DC line was filled with images of super men like Green Lantern, Batman,
Superman. He wondered why there was not
a female hero? DC head Max Gaines, was intrigued by the concept and told
Marston that he should create a female hero - a "Wonder Woman."
Marston's 'good and beautiful woman' made her debut in All Star Comics #8.=
1942- Val Lewton’s strange movie
the Cat People with Simon-Simon premiered.
1964- The first concert at the Los
Angeles Music Center.
1964- Rankin Bass' TV special
'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer' first broadcast. And it has run every year
since.
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