Birthdays: William Faulkner, Jean
Phillipe Rameau, Mark Rothko, Dmitri Shoshtakovich, Sergei Bondarchuk, Phil
Rizzutto the Scooter, Bob MacAdoo, Heather Locklear is 54, Scotty Pippin,
Christopher Reeve, Mark Hamill is 65, Glen Gould, Barbera Walters is 87, Red
Smith, Aldo Ray, Will Smith is 48, Michael Douglas 72 & Catherine
Zeta-Jones-47
1888- The beginning of the
Sherlock Holmes adventure the Hound of the Baskervilles.
1933- Young writer John Huston was
driving drunk on Sunset Blvd when he struck and killed a pedestrian. His father
Walter Huston was a top movie star, so to avoid scandal MGM head Louis B. Mayer
paid $46,000 to cover it up. John Huston went on to become a great Hollywood
director and screenwriter.
1953- Alfred Hitchcock wrapped
filming on his only 3D film, Dial M for Murder.
1965- The Beatles cartoon show
premiered.
1980- John Bonham of Led Zeppelin
was found dead of alcohol poisoning.
1984-THE RUBBERHEADS STRIKE-
Disneyland workers including the actors who stroll the park in big Mickey and
Goofy heads go on strike.
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