Birthdays: Sir Christopher Wren, Bela Lugosi (born Bela Blasgow from Lugosz), Charles Ives, Arthur Rimbaud, Daniel Sickles, Black Panther Bobby Seale, Juan Marechal, Tom Petty, Art Buchwald, Arlene Francis, Grandpa Jones, Mickey Mantle, Frank Churchill, Thomas Newman, Jerry Orbach, Rex Ingram, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Michael Dunn, Snoop Dogg (born Calvin Broadus Jr) is 52, Danny Boyle is 67, Viggo Mortensen is 65
1890- Retired explorer Sir Richard Burton died at 69. Burton was the first Christian to enter Mecca, he went up the Nile and the Amazon, fought Indians with Kit Carson and did the first modern translation of the Arabian Nights, introducing the western world to Aladdin, Scheherazade and Sinbad the Sailor. Wherever he went in his world travels he collected pornography and erotic poems, documenting of the sexual habits of various cultures. After his death his wife burned all this anthropological material in their backyard. She feared for his soul. It is considered one of the great literary crimes of the century.
1921- Rudolf Valentino starred in The Sheik, which premiered today.
1939- Frank Capra’s film “Mr Smith Goes to Washington” opened.
1951- the CBS Eye logo made its debut. Creative director Bill Golden was inspired when he drove through Pennsylvania Dutch country. He became intrigued by the hex symbols resembling the human eye that were painted on Shaker barns. In show biz slang CBS is still referred to as The Eye.
1955- Harry Belafonte recorded the Banana Boat Song, that made him a star. “ Come Mister Tally-Man, tally me bananas…Dayo!”
1955- J.R.R. Tolkein’s 3rd book of the Lord of the Rings published. The Return of the King.
50th Anniv 1973- The Six Million Dollar Man with Lee Majors premiered.
50th Anniv 1973- Sidney Australia’s Opera House was dedicated by Queen Elizabeth II.
1977- Lynyrd Skynyrd band members Ronnie Van Zandt and Steve Gaines died when their plane crashed into a swamp while en route to a concert at Louisiana University.
2003- Disney’s Brother Bear premiered. Directed by Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker.
2013- Saving Mr. Banks with Tom Hanks as Walt Disney, premiered.
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