Entertainment History
On February 5, 1940, Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded "Tuxedo
Junction" for RCA Victor's Bluebird label. In 1957, Bill Haley and His
Comets arrived in London for a tour and were mobbed by fans. In 1972,
Paul Simon released his first solo single following his breakup with
Art Garfunkel. The song, "Mother and Child Reunion," became a top five
hit. In 1992, a blues band accompanied Willie Dixon's funeral
procession in Chicago. Dixon died of heart failure about a week
earlier. In 1996, actress Elizabeth Taylor filed for divorce from her
seventh husband, Larry Fortensky, citing irreconcilable differences. In
1998, guitarist Tim Kelly of Slaughter was killed in a traffic accident
in northwest Arizona. He was 34. In 2001, actor Tom Cruise and actress
Nicole Kidman announced their separation after eleven years of
marriage. Today's Birthdays: Actor Stuart Damon is 79.
Singer-songwriter Barrett Strong is 75. Actor David Selby ("Dark
Shadows," 'Falcon Crest") is 75. Singer Al Kooper is 72. Actress
Charlotte Rampling is 70. Actress Barbara Hershey is 68.
Actor-director-comedian Christopher Guest is 68. Actor Tom Wilkinson
("Selma") is 68. Actor-comedian Tim Meadows ("Saturday Night Live") is
55. Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh is 54. Actress Laura Linney ("Love
Actually," 'The Truman Show") is 52. Bassist Duff McKagan of Velvet
Revolver (and Guns N' Roses) is 52. Actor Chris Parnell is 49. Singer
Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors is 48. Singer Bobby Brown is 47. Actor
Michael Sheen ("Masters of Sex," 'Frost/Nixon," 'Twilight" films) is
47. Actor David Chisum ("Black Box," 'One Life to Live") is 46. Country
singer Sara Evans is 45. Country singer Tyler Farr is 32. Actor Darren
Criss ("Glee") is 29. Keyboardist Kyle Simmons of Bastille is 28. Actor
Jeremy Sumpter ("Friday Night Lights," 'Peter Pan") is 27. Drummer
Graham Sierota (sih-ROH'-tah) of Echosmith is 17.
