Not much happening on the new media of the day - except for the debut of a few new shows. New shows that would become classics. Some of these would run for years. Debuting What's My Line? Your Show of Shows Your Hit Parade The Colgate Comedy Hour Truth or Consequences The Jack Benny Show The Cisco Kid The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show … [Read more...]
Movies 1950
Drive-In Movies were all the rage in 1950 and Judy Holliday was proving she hadn't been "Born Yesterday" when it came to acting. She took home an Oscar that year. The movie Bright Leaf starred Patricia Neal and Gary Cooper, who were in the end days of a star-crossed affair in real life. They had fallen in love while making The Fountainhead in 1949, but Cooper's wife refused to … [Read more...]
Famous Deaths 1987
Died in 1987 David Susskind Dean Paul Martin Cathryn Damon Jackie Gleason Quinn Martin Dan Rowan Marion Hutton Ray Bolger Liberace Danny Kaye Robert Preston Maria Von Trapp Buddy Rich Paul Butterfield Rita Hayworth Hermione Gingold Fred Astaire Jaco Pastorius Bob Fosse Jacqueline Du Pré Woody Herman Jascha Heifetz Andy Warhol Randolph Scott … [Read more...]
Famous Birthdays 1987
Born in 1987 Hilary Duff Evan Rachel Wood(The Upside of Anger) Tom Felton Aaron Carter … [Read more...]
Music 1987
The “Queen of Soul” becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Aretha Franklin also scored her second Number 1 hit in 1987, with “I Knew You Were Waiting”. It was 20 years after her first Number 1 hit, “Respect”. Other inductees include Bo Diddley, Marvin Gaye, Bill Haley, B.B. King, Clyde McPhatter, Ricky Nelson, … [Read more...]