Entertainment History
On Sept. 25, 1964, Beatles manager Brian Epstein turned down an offer
from a group of U.S. businessmen to buy out his management contract
with The Beatles. In 1965, "The Beatles" cartoon show premiered on ABC.
The show featured Beatles songs but not their voices. In 1973, the
Rolling Stones album "Goat's Head Soup" went gold, even though the band
admitted it wasn't their favorite album. In 1974, guitarist Robert
Frigg of King Crimson announced the band was breaking up temporarily.
In 1975, singer Jackie Wilson suffered a heart attack while performing
in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He collapsed just as he sang the line "My
heart is crying" from "Lonely Teardrops. He emerged from a coma with
significant brain damage. In 1976, Loggins and Messina broke up. In
1980, drummer John Bonham of Led Zeppelin died from choking on his own
vomit after drinking a huge amount of vodka the night before the band's
U.S. tour. He was 32. In 1990, drummer Dave Grohl joined Nirvana.
Today's birthdays: Newswoman Barbara Walters is 87. Singer Ian Tyson of
Ian and Sylvia is 83. Actor Robert Walden ("Lou Grant") is 73. Actor
Michael Douglas is 72. Model Cheryl Tiegs is 69. Actress Mimi Kennedy
("Dharma and Greg") is 68. Actor Anson Williams ("Happy Days") is 67.
Actor Mark Hamill is 65. Polka band leader Jimmy Sturr is 65. Actor
Colin Friels is 64. Actor Michael Madsen is 58. Actress Heather
Locklear is 55. Actress Aida Turturro ("The Sopranos") is 54. Actor
Tate Donovan ("The O.C.") is 53. Actress Maria Doyle Kennedy ("Orphan
Black," 'The Tudors") is 52. Actor Jason Flemyng ("The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button," 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen") is 50.
Actor-singer Will Smith is 48. Actor Hal Sparks ("Queer as Folk") is
47. Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is 47. Actress Bridgette
Wilson-Sampras ("I Know What You Did Last Summer") is 43. Actress Clea
DuVall ("Heroes") is 39. Rapper T.I. is 36. Actor Lee Norris ("One Tree
Hill") is 35. Actor-rapper Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) is 33.
Actor Zach Woods ("Silicon Valley," 'The Office") is 32. Actor Jordan
Gavaris ("Orphan Black") is 27. Actress Emmy Clarke ("Monk") is 25.
