Born in 1970: Queen LatifahMariah CareyRiver PhoenixDebby GibsonMacy GrayAni DeFranco Minnie DriverMatt DamonUma ThurmanJoseph FiennesChris O’DonnellJay Mohr … [Read more...]
Music 1970
1970 was a year of change for the music world with some endings and some notable beginnings: The Endings The Beatles broke upDavy Jones quit The MonkeesThe Dave Clark Five split upSimon and Garfunkel went their separate waysDiana Ross left the SupremesEric Clapton left Blind FaithRandy Bachman left The Guess Who for Bachman-Turner Overdrive Joni Mitchell retired from … [Read more...]
TV 1969
Debuts: Hee HawMarcus Welby, M.D>Room 222The Brady Bunch Endings The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, 1967-1969The Avengers, 1961-1969Peyton Place, 1964-1969 … [Read more...]
Sports 1969
Baseball: Mickey Mantle retires amd the Mets beat Baltimore, 4 games to 1, in the World Series.Football: Joe Namath guarantees a Super Bowl win for the New York Jets. And they do it... beating the Baltimore Colts, 16-7 in Super Bowl III. Golf: George Archer wins the Masters tournament, Orville Moody takes the U.S. Open, and Ray Floyd wins the PGA Championship. British Open … [Read more...]
Movies 1969
1969 was a big one for Barbra Streisand's movie career. She starred in the film version of Hello Dolly!.A bit of trivia about that part... Barbra didn't play Dolly Levi on Broadway. That was Carol Channing's role and she beat Barbra Streisand's Fanny Brice for the Tony award in 1964. Streisand's movie wasn't the first film version of Mrs. Levi, either. Back in 1958, Shirley … [Read more...]