Post by profblues on Feb 8, 2014 12:32:24 GMT -5
Since Gaston is doing one for Music, I will attempt one for movies and television.
1915 – D.W. Griffith's controversial film "The Birth of a Nation" premieres in Los Angeles.
1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1996 – The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.
birthdays
1884 - Burt Mustin - veteran character actor:
1886 – Charles Ruggles, American actor (d. 1970) (character actor "Bringing Up Baby")
1888 – Edith Evans, English actress (d. 1976)
1894 – King Vidor, American director, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1982) (The Big Parade, The Champ, Duel in the Sun)
1913 – Betty Field, American actress (d. 1973) (of Mice and Men, Bus Stop)
1921 – Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)
1922 – Audrey Meadows, American actress (d. 1996) (The Honeymooners)
1925 – Jack Lemmon, American actor, singer, and director (d. 2001)
1928 – Jack Larson, American actor, screenwriter, and producer (Jimmy Olson, The Adventures of Superman)
1930 – Alejandro Rey, Argentinian actor (d. 1987)
1931 – James Dean, American actor and icon (d. 1955)
1932 – John Williams, American pianist, composer, and conductor
1941 – Nick Nolte, American actor
1953 – Mary Steenburgen, American actress
1968 – Gary Coleman, American actor (d. 2010) (Different Strokes)
1969 – Mary McCormack, American actress (The West Wing)
1915 – D.W. Griffith's controversial film "The Birth of a Nation" premieres in Los Angeles.
1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1996 – The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.
birthdays
1884 - Burt Mustin - veteran character actor:
1886 – Charles Ruggles, American actor (d. 1970) (character actor "Bringing Up Baby")
1888 – Edith Evans, English actress (d. 1976)
1894 – King Vidor, American director, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1982) (The Big Parade, The Champ, Duel in the Sun)
1913 – Betty Field, American actress (d. 1973) (of Mice and Men, Bus Stop)
1921 – Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)
1922 – Audrey Meadows, American actress (d. 1996) (The Honeymooners)
1925 – Jack Lemmon, American actor, singer, and director (d. 2001)
1928 – Jack Larson, American actor, screenwriter, and producer (Jimmy Olson, The Adventures of Superman)
1930 – Alejandro Rey, Argentinian actor (d. 1987)
1931 – James Dean, American actor and icon (d. 1955)
1932 – John Williams, American pianist, composer, and conductor
1941 – Nick Nolte, American actor
1953 – Mary Steenburgen, American actress
1968 – Gary Coleman, American actor (d. 2010) (Different Strokes)
1969 – Mary McCormack, American actress (The West Wing)
