Entertainment History
On August 14, 1958, Elvis Presley's mother, Gladys, died of a heart
attack. In 1970, singer Stephen Stills was arrested on cocaine
possession charges at a motel in La Jolla, California. He was released
on $2,500 bail. In 1971, Rod Stewart released "Maggie May. In 1974,
"(You're) Having My Baby" by Paul Anka was awarded a gold record.
Feminists objected to the word "my," saying it should have been "our.
In 1985, Michael Jackson outbid Paul McCartney for the ATV music
publishing catalog, which included many Beatles songs. Jackson paid
$47.5 million dollars. In 1989, Bon Jovi's "New Jersey" was the first
American album to be released legally in what was then the Soviet
Union. In 2003, 19 musicals and three stage plays on Broadway were shut
down when New York and much of the Northeast suffered a massive power
failure. Today's Birthdays: Singer-pianist Buddy Greco is 90. Singer
Dash Crofts of Seals and Crofts is 78. Singer David Crosby is 75.
Country singer Connie Smith is 75. Actor-comedian Steve Martin is 71.
Actor Antonio Fargas ("Starsky and Hutch") is 70. Bassist Larry Graham
of Sly and the Family Stone is 70. Actress Susan St. James is 70.
Romance novelist Danielle Steel is 69. Cartoonist Gary Larson ("The Far
Side") is 66. Keyboardist Terry Adams of NRBQ is 66. Actor Carl Lumbly
("Alias") is 65. Actress Jackee Harry ("Sister, Sister," '227") is 60.
Actress Marcia Gay Harden is 57. Singer Sarah Brightman is 56. Actress
Susan Olsen ("The Brady Bunch") is 55. Actress Halle (HAL'-ee) Berry is
50. Actress Catherine Bell ("JAG") is 48. Guitarist Kevin Cadogan
(Third Eye Blind) is 46. Actress Lalanya Masters ("Barbershop") is 44.
Actor Christopher Gorham ("Ugly Betty") is 42. Actress Mila Kunis
(MEE'-luh KOO'-nihs) is 33. Actor Lamorne Morris ("New Girl") is 33. TV
personality Spencer Pratt ("The Hills") is 33.
