Entertainment History
On February 18th, 1953, "Bwana Devil," the movie that heralded the 3-D
fad of the 1950s, opened in New York. In 1968, David Gilmour replaced
Syd Barrett as lead guitarist for Pink Floyd. In 1969, Maurice Gibb of
the Bee Gees married singer Lulu in England. Three-thousand fans showed
up. In 1972, Neil Young got a gold record for his album, "Harvest,"
which includes the number one single, "Heart of Gold. In 1974, Kiss
released its self-titled debut album. It only made it to 87 on
Billboard's album chart, but it stayed on the chart for 23 weeks. In
1992, fans rushed the stage at a New Kids on the Block concert in
Seoul, South Korea, crushing people at the front of the crowd. A
17-year-old girl died the next day of injuries suffered in the
stampede. The singers were not injured. Also in 1992, Vince Neil quit
as lead singer for Motley Crue, after eleven years with the group. He
said he wanted to spend more time on his race car driving. He has since
returned to the band. In 1995, Bob Stinson, a founding member of The
Replacements, died in Minneapolis of complications from drug and
alcohol abuse. He was 35. Today's Birthdays: Actor George Kennedy is
91. Author Toni Morrison is 85. Movie director Milos (MEE'-lohsh)
Forman is 84. Vocalist Yoko Ono is 83. Singer Herman Santiago of
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers is 75. Singer Irma Thomas is 75.
Actress Jess Walton ("The Young and the Restless") is 70. Singer Dennis
DeYoung (Styx) is 69. Actress Cybill Shepherd is 66. Singer Juice
Newton is 64. Singer Randy Crawford is 64. Drummer Robbie Bachman of
Bachman-Turner Overdrive is 63. Keyboardist Larry Rust of Iron
Butterfly is 63. Actor John Travolta is 62. Game show hostess Vanna
White ("Wheel of Fortune") is 59. Actress Greta Scacchi (SKAH'-kee) is
56. Actor Matt Dillon is 52. Rapper Dr. Dre is 51. Actress Molly
Ringwald is 48. Actor Ike Barinholtz ("The Mindy Project") is 39.
Guitarist Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek is 39. Actor Tyrone Burton ("The
Parent 'Hood") is 37. Musician Regina Spektor is 36. Bassist Zac
Cockrell of Alabama Shakes is 28.
