Entertainment History
On September 7, 1936, Buddy Holly was born in Lubbock, Texas. In 1967,
the situation comedy "The Flying Nun" debuted on ABC. Sally Field
starred as a novice nun who discovers she can fly. In 1978, Who drummer
Keith Moon died in London of an overdose of a drug he was prescribed to
combat alcoholism. He was 32. In 1979, the Entertainment and Sports
Programming Network (ESPN) made its cable TV debut. In 1984, singer
Janet Jackson married singer James DeBarge of the group DeBarge. The
marriage was annulled after less than a year. In 1996, rapper Tupac
Shakur (TOO'-pak shah-KOOR') and record company executive Suge (SHUG)
Knight were shot while driving in Las Vegas. Shakur died six days
later. In 1998, the movie "There's Something About Mary" hit number one
at the box office, eight weeks after its release. It's believed to be
the first film to rise to the top so long after release. In 2003,
musician Warren Zevon died in his sleep at his home near Los Angeles, a
year after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. He was 56. His
final album, "The Wind," had been released just two weeks earlier.
Today's Birthdays: Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins is 86. Singer Gloria
Gaynor is 73. Singer Alfa Anderson of Chic (SHEEK) is 70. Actress Susan
Blakely ("The Towering Inferno," 'The Concorde: Airport '79") is 68.
Singer Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders is 65. Actress Julie Kavner
("The Simpsons") is 65. Keyboardist Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the
Heartbreakers is 63. Actor Corbin Bernsen is 62. Actor Michael Emerson
("Lost") is 62. Pianist Michael Feinstein is 60. Singer Margot Chapman
(Starland Vocal Band) is 59. Actor W. Earl Brown ("Deadwood") is 53.
Comedian Leslie Jones (2016's "Ghostbusters," 'Saturday Night Live") is
49. Model Angie Everhart is 47. Actress Diane Farr ("Numb3rs") is 47.
Actress Monique Gabriela Curnen ("The Dark Knight") is 46. Actor Tom
Everett Scott ("Southland," 'That Thing You Do!") is 46. Drummer Chad
Sexton of 311 (three-eleven) is 46. Actress Shannon Elizabeth
("American Pie") is 43. Actor Oliver Hudson ("Nashville") is 40. Actor
Devon Sawa (SAH'-wuh) ("Slackers," 'Final Destination") is 38. Actress
Evan Rachel Wood ("The Upside of Anger," 'Thirteen") is 29.
