Entertainment History
On Sept. 10, 1955, "Gunsmoke" premiered on CBS. "Gunsmoke" began on
radio in 1952. The program ran for nearly 20 years on TV. In 1964, Rod
Stewart recorded his first single, a version of Willie Dixon's "Good
Morning Little Schoolgirl. In 1965, "The Jack Paar Show" had its final
broadcast. The studio audience consisted of one: Paar's dog. In 1974,
the original New York Dolls split up. They have since reunited. In
1990, Jessica Tandy and her husband Hume Cronyn received National
Medals of the Arts at the White House, along with B.B. King and Beverly
Sills. In 1993, "The X-Files" debuted on Fox. In 1996, Sheryl Crow's
self-titled album was banned in Wal-Mart because of the song "Love Is A
Good Thing," which mentions children killing each other "with a gun
they bought at the Wal-Mart discount stores. In 1998, some Hindu groups
criticized Madonna's performance at the MTV Video Music Awards. She
wore a see-through shirt and a Hindu facial marking while performing
"Ray of Light. In 2000, "Cats" was performed for the last time on
Broadway, after an 18-year run. In 2002, the Russian space agency
informed NASA it was not taking Lance Bass of 'N Sync on a mission to
the international space station. Bass had failed to come up with the
$20 million fee, payable in advance. Today's Birthdays: Actor Greg
Mullavey ("Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman") is 83. Jazz vibrophonist Roy
Ayers is 76. Actor Tom Ligon ("Oz," 'Another World") is 76. Singer
Danny Hutton of Three Dog Night is 74. Singer Jose Feliciano is 71.
Actress Judy Geeson ("Mad About You") is 68. Guitarist Joe Perry of
Aerosmith is 66. Actress Amy Irving is 63. Actor Clark Johnson
("Homicide: Life on the Street") is 62. Director Chris Columbus is 58.
Actor Colin Firth is 56. Singer-guitarist David Lowery of Cracker is
56. Actor Sean O'Bryan ("The Princess Diaries" films) is 53. Drummer
Robin Goodridge of Bush is 51. Guitarist Stevie D. of Buckcherry is 50.
Singer-guitarist Miles Zuniga of Fastball is 50. Rapper Big Daddy Kane
is 48. Director Guy Ritchie is 48. Actor Johnathan Schaech (SHEHK) ("To
Appomattox," 'That Thing You Do!") is 47. Actor Ryan Phillippe
(FIHL'-ihp-ee) is 42. Bassist Mikey Way (My Chemical Romance) is 36.
Ballerina Misty Copeland is 34. Guitarist Matthew Followill of Kings of
Leon is 32. Singer Ashley Monroe of Pistol Annies is 30.
