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 64, Wally Cox, Lynn Fontaine,
Steven Wright, JoBeth Williams, Judd Apatow is 50, Nick Park is 59
1877- First edition of the
Washington Post.
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.
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. From a suggestion of his wife
Elizabeth, 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.
1969- The Rolling Stones do the
last big rock festival of the 60s in Altamont California. The festival turned
ugly when Hells Angels motorcyclists, hired to guard the stage, started
fighting with fans. One man was killed.
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