Entertainment History
On August 15, 1939, "The Wizard of Oz" premiered in Hollywood. In 1958,
Buddy Holly and Maria Elena Santiago got married in a private ceremony
at his parents' home in Lubbock, Texas. Holly and Santiago had met only
two months before. He died in a plane crash the following February. In
1965, The Beatles performed before a capacity crowd at New York's Shea
Stadium, which, at the time, set a record for the largest audience to
gather for a concert. In 1969, the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair opened
in upstate New York. During three days, dozens of acts performed before
the crowd that had gathered on Max Yasgur's farm. In 1980, George
Harrison's book "I Me Mine" was published. In 1996, a women's shelter
on Long Island, New York, refused to accept money from a benefit
concert featuring James Brown. The shelter said Brown's wife had
accused him of assaulting her, although each time she withdrew the
accusations or the charges were dismissed. In 1998, singer Ian Gillan
of Deep Purple allegedly hit a security guard in the head with a
microphone during a concert in Pontiac, Michigan. He was later charged
with assault and battery. In 2004, Phish performed their final show
during a weekend-long festival in Coventry, Vermont. They have since
regrouped. Today's Birthdays: Actress Rose Marie ("The Dick Van Dyke
Show") is 93. Actor Mike Connors is 91. Actress Abby Dalton ("Falcon
Crest") is 84. Actress Lori Nelson is 83. Actress Pat Priest ("The
Munsters") is 80. Drummer Pete York of The Spencer Davis Group is 74.
Author-journalist Linda Ellerbee is 72. Songwriter Jimmy Webb is 70.
Singer-guitarist Tom Johnston of The Doobie Brothers is 68. Actress
Phyllis Smith ("The Office") is 67. Actress Tess Harper is 66. Actor
Larry Mathews ("The Dick Van Dyke Show") is 61. Actor Zeljko Ivanek
(ZEHL'-koh eh-VON'-ehk) ("Madam Secretary," 'Heroes") is 59. Actor
Rondell Sheridan ("That's So Raven," 'Cory in the House") is 58.
Singer-keyboardist Matt Johnson of The The is 55. Actor Peter Hermann
("Law and Order: Special Victims Unit") is 49. Actress Debra Messing
("Will and Grace") is 48. Actor Anthony Anderson ("Barbershop") is 46.
Actor Ben Affleck is 44. Actress Natasha Henstridge ("The Whole Nine
Yards," 'Species") is 42. Bassist Tim Foreman of Switchfoot is 38.
Singer Joe Jonas of The Jonas Brothers is 27. Actor-singer Carlos
PenaVega ("Big Time Rush") is 27. Actress Jennifer Lawrence ("The
Hunger Games") is 26. DJ Smoove da General of Cali Swag District is 26.
