Entertainment History
On December ninth, 1967, police in New Haven, Connecticut, arrested
Doors singer Jim Morrison for breach of peace and resisting arrest.
Morrison had been sprayed with mace at a concert and police hauled him
off stage. In 1972, an all-star orchestral stage version of The Who's
"Tommy" was performed in London. Members of the cast included Richie
Havens, Peter Sellers and Steve Winwood. In 1978, actors John Belushi
and Dan Aykroyd recorded a version of "Soul Man" and released it under
the name The Blues Brothers. In 1981, singer Sonny Til of The Orioles
died of a heart attack in Washington. He was 56. In 1984, The Jacksons'
"Victory Tour" ended in Los Angeles. It was the last time Michael
Jackson toured with his brothers. In 1995, The Beatles "Anthology One,"
with their first new song in 25 years, hit the top of the "Billboard"
album chart. Today's birtdays: Actor Kirk Douglas is 99. Actor-writer
Buck Henry is 85. Actress Judi Dench is 81. Actor Beau Bridges is 74.
Singer Dan Hicks is 74. Football player-turned-actor Dick Butkus is 73.
Actor Michael Nouri is 70. Singer Joan Armatrading is 65. Actor Michael
Dorn ("Star Trek: The Next Generation") is 63. Actor John Malkovich is
62. Country singer Sylvia is 59. Singer Donny Osmond is 58. Bassist
Nick Seymour of Crowded House is 57. Actor Joe Lando ("Dr. Quinn,
Medicine Woman") is 54. Actress Felicity Huffman ("Desperate
Housewives," 'Sports Night") is 53. Keyboardist Jerry Hughes of Yankee
Grey is 50. Singer-guitarist Thomas Flowers of Oleander is 48.
Guitarist Brian Bell of Weezer is 47. Singer-guitarist Jakob Dylan of
The Wallflowers is 46. Actress Allison Smith ("The West Wing," 'Kate
and Allie") is 46. Former "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi
(dee-oh-GWAHR'-dee) is 45. Country singer David Kersh is 45. Drummer
Tre Cool of Green Day is 43. Rapper Canibus is 41. Singer Imogen Heap
is 38. Actor Jesse Metcalfe ("Desperate Housewives") is 37. Actor Simon
Helberg ("The Big Bang Theory") is 35. Actor Joshua Sasse ("Galavant")
is 28.
