1938- “The Adventures of Robin Hood” starring Errol Flynn,
Basil Rathbone, Olivia DeHaviland, Claude Rains and Eugene Paulette premiered.
The swashbuckling film then cost a whopping $2 million dollars to make! The
light brown horse Maid Marion rode in the movie was later bought by singing
cowboy Roy Rogers and renamed Trigger.
1962- First day shooting on Frederigo Fellini’s film 8 1/2.
When screened for American Producer Joe Levine, Levine took the cigar from his
mouth and growled-” Frederigo, what da hell did that movie mean? ” Fellini
shrugged –“I dunno”.
1963- Folksinger Bob Dylan walked out of a taping on the Ed
Sullivan Show. He objected to CBS censors wanting to cut his number making fun
of extra Right-Wing extremists like the John Birch Society.
1971 - Rolling Stone Mick Jagger
weds Bianca Macias at St Tropez Town Hall.
They later divorced and Bianca
became a famous habitue’ of trendy discos and fashion magazines.
1971- Tor Johnson died of a heart
attack at age 68. Swedish wrestler turned actor Tor’s preferred role was the
bald eyeless zombie in classics like Plan Nine from Outer Space and Bride of
the Monster.
1977- A small Westchester radio
station WENW hired a thin, gawky, college grad as a DJ- Howard Stern. US radio
would never be the same.
1982- The comic strip 'Marvin' debuted.
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