Entertainment History
On August 22, 1956, the Five Satins made their debut in the R&B charts
with "In the Still of the Night. In 1966, Jerry Lee Lewis was signed to
play Iago in "Catch My Soul," a rock version of Shakespeare's "Othello.
In 1968, John Lennon's wife Cynthia filed for divorce, one day shy of
their sixth anniversary. By this time, John was seeing Yoko Ono, whom
he married in 1969. In 1970, Elvis Presley announced his first tour
since 1958. It lasted six dates. Today's Birthdays: Newsman Morton Dean
is 81. Actress Valerie Harper is 77. Correspondent Steve Kroft ("60
Minutes") is 71. Actress Cindy Williams ("Laverne and Shirley") is 69.
Guitarist David Marks of The Beach Boys is 68. Country singer Holly
Dunn is 59. Guitarist Vernon Reid of Living Colour is 58. Country
singer Collin Raye is 56. Actress Regina Taylor ("The Unit," 'I'll Fly
Away") is 56. Singer Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears is 55. Drummer
Debbi Peterson of The Bangles is 55. Guitarist Gary Lee Conner of
Screaming Trees is 54. Singer Tori Amos is 53. Country singer Mila
Mason is 53. Keyboardist James DeBarge of DeBarge is 53. Rapper GZA
(JIZ'-ah) (Wu-Tang Clan) is 50. Actor Ty Burrell ("Modern Family") is
49. Celebrity chef Giada DeLaurentiis is 46. Actress Melinda Page
Hamilton ("Devious Maids," 'Mad Men,") is 45. Guitarist Paul Doucette
of Matchbox Twenty is 44. Rapper Beenie Man is 43. Singer Howie Dorough
of the Backstreet Boys is 43. Comedian Kristen Wiig ("Bridesmaids,"
'Saturday Night Live") is 43. Actress Jenna Leigh Green ("Sabrina the
Teenage Witch") is 42. Keyboardist Bo Koster of My Morning Jacket is
42. Bassist Dean Back of Theory Of A Deadman is 41. "The Late Late
Show" host James Corden is 38. Guitarist Jeff Stinco of Simple Plan is
38. Actor Brandon Adams ("The Mighty Ducks") is 37. Actress Aya Sumika
("Numb3rs") is 36.
