Entertainment History
On Aug. 20, 1960, Connie Francis made her acting debut when filming
began on the movie "Where the Boys Are. In 1967, the New York Times
reported on a new noise reduction system developed by R. and D.W.
Dolby. It was first used by a subsidiary of Elektra Records. In 1969,
Frank Zappa disbanded the Mothers of Invention. He said he was tired of
performing for people who clapped for the "wrong reasons. In 1989,
actor Kenneth Branagh married actress Emma Thompson. In 1992, Sting and
his longtime girlfriend Trudie Styler got married in England. It was
his second marriage, her first. In 1999, bassist Bobby Sheehan of Blues
Traveler was found dead of a drug overdose in his apartment in New
Orleans. He was 31. Also in 1999, musician Fatboy Slim married British
TV personality Zoe Ball in London. They have since separated. In 2011,
reality star Kim Kardashian married NBA star Kris Humphries in a lavish
wedding taped for TV broadcast. She filed for divorce 72 days later.
Today's Birthdays: News anchor Connie Chung is 70. Trombone player
Jimmy Pankow (PAN'-koh) of Chicago is 69. Actor Ray Wise ("Reaper,"
'Twin Peaks") is 69. Actor John Noble ("Lord of the Rings" films) is
68. Singer Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) is 68. Singer Rudy Gatlin of the
Gatlin Brothers is 64. Singer-songwriter John Hiatt is 64.
Actor-director Peter Horton ("thirtysomething") is 63. "Today" show
weatherman Al Roker is 62. Actress Joan Allen is 60. Actor James
Marsters ("Angel," 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer") is 54. Rapper KRS-One is
51. Actor Billy Gardell ("Mike and Molly") is 47. Singer Fred Durst of
Limp Bizkit is 46. Guitarist Brad Avery of Third Day is 45. Actor
Jonathan Ke Quan ("Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom") is 45. Actor
Misha Collins ("Supernatural") is 42. Singer Monique Powell of Save
Ferris is 41. Actor Ben Barnes ("Prince Caspian") is 35. Actress Meghan
Ory ("One Upon A Time") is 34. Actor Andrew Garfield ("The Amazing
Spider-Man") is 33. Actor Brant Daugherty ("Pretty Little Liars") is
31. Singer-actress Demi Lovato is 24.
