Birthdays: President John Tyler, Sir William Walton, Eric
Idle is 75, former English P.M. John Major, Bud Cort is 70, LaToya Jackson,
Eugene McCarthy, Jennifer Capriati, M.C. Hammer, Walt "Clyde"
Frazier, Cy Young, Christopher Lambert is 63, Disney animator Jack Kinney,
Brendan Gleeson is 63, Lucy Lawless, Elle MacPherson, Amy Sedaris is 55
1886-COCA-COLA Invented. Atlanta Pharmacist and liver pill
salesman John Pemberton developed the carbonated drink originally with some
Cocaine in it. His bookkeeper Francis
Robinson penned the famous script logo still in use today. Advertising for the
drink claimed it cured everything from hysteria, cholic and the common cold.
The formula is still a secret. During World War II the Nazis
openly worried how a break with the United States would effect their supply of
Coca Cola, so Dr Goebbels arrested Coke execs in Germany and forced them to
develop Fanta Cola.
1936- Republic Pictures formed.
1939- Moviestars Clark Gable and Carole Lombard marry. They
had a happy marriage until Lombard was killed in a plane crash in 1942. It’s
been said the first California King Size mattress, slightly larger than normal
king size, was ordered custom made for Gable and Lombard for their rather
exuberant assignations at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
1951- 'The King and I' debuts on Broadway with Gertrude
Lawrence and Yul Brynner, who shaved his head for the first time for the role.
1971- First day of shooting on the film The Godfather. Francis Coppola wanted young actor Al Pacino for the
Michael Corleone role, but Pacino had signed with Fox to do a different film- The Gang that Couldn’t Shoot Straight.
Producer Robert Evans begged and pleaded with Fox exec James Aubrey "The
Smiling Barracuda" to get Pacino released from his contract. Finally
Aubrey replaced him with Jerry Ohrbach. He called Evans and said:" Alright,
you can have the midget." The scene was Michael and Kaye coming out of
Best & Co. Dept. Store while Christmas shopping.
1989- As part of one of the silliest Oscar telecasts in
history, actor Rob Lowe (The West Wing) had to dance and sing 'Proud Mary"
with Las Vegas showgirl Eileen Bowman dressed as Disney’s Snow White. Rob Lowe had just been embarrassed by the
publication of a videotape shot in a hotel room of him having sex with two
teenagers. The Walt Disney Company immediately threatened a lawsuit. The
Academy apologized and replaced director Alan Carr with Gilbert Cates.
1989- At that same Oscar ceremony Pixar’s short Tin Toy became the first CG animation to
ever win an Oscar.
1992- Presidential candidate Bill Clinton uttered the
legendary American phrase:" I smoked pot- but I didn’t inhale!"
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