Birthdays: Christopher Marlowe, Eva Braun, Ronald Reagan,
Francois Truffaut, Babe Ruth, Elias Disney- Walt’s dad, Bob Marley, Queen Anne
Ist of England, Aaron Burr, Robert Townsend, Mike Farrell, Tom Brokaw, Mike
Maltese, Haskel Wexler, Axel Rose, Patrick McKnee- Mr Steed of the Avengers,
Thurl Ravenscroft the voice of Tony the Tiger, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Kathy Naijimy is 61,
Rip Torn, Marty Sklar
1935- The board game Monopoly is introduced by Parker
Brothers. The prototype monopoly board was round oilcloth and had street names
derived from Atlantic City NJ.
1935- BOXERS OR BRIEFS? Arthur Kneibler patented the men’s
underwear brief. He got the idea looking at Frenchmen’s bathing suits on the
Riviera and called them Jockey’s.
1937- John Steinbecks novel “Of Mice and Men” published. In
a result Mr Steinbeck probably didn’t anticipate, was the stereotype image of a
mildly autistic man as the big dumb sidekick Lenny, cartoonists used so often.
“Duh, tell me about da rabbits, George.”
1943- “GET ME GEISLER!” Actor Errol Flynn was acquitted of
two counts of sex with adolescents, which even if it is consensual is still
considered statutory rape. The two women who brought the charges had actually
tried this shakedown with other celebrities. They weren't exactly adolescents,
despite testifying in court with pigtails and a lollypop. Flynn hired lawyer to
the stars Jerry Geisler and he slowly took the women story apart. Geisler
discovered one had a prior conviction for 'public lewdness' and the other had
an abortion, which then was illegal.
Flynn had just finished a film called "Gentleman
Jim" and at the end of the film when he says to Alexis Smith: "I
never said I was a Gentleman." Peals of knowing laughter rang out from
audiences. This is also the time the slang term for living it up was coined- to
be “In Like Flynn”.
1974- John Boorman’s sci-fi cult classic Zardoz premiered. Sean Connery in his
red jock-strap.
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