Entertainment History
On July 14th, 1933, Popeye the Sailor Man appeared in his first
cartoon. In 1967, The Who began its first American tour by opening for
Herman's Hermits. In 1972, the U.S. State Department criticized actress
Jane Fonda for making anti-war radio broadcasts in Hanoi. In 1973, the
Everly Brothers broke up after Phil got angry over Don's performance,
smashed his own guitar and walked off stage. They reunited eleven years
later. In 1988, Michael Jackson launched his first British tour at
Wembley Stadium in London. He rode over the crowd in a cradle suspended
from a crane. In 1987, musician Steve Miller got a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1989, Cyndi Lauper released the first
closed-captioned video, for "My First Night Without You. In 1992,
actress Demi Moore appeared on the cover of "Vanity Fair" naked except
for a suit that had been painted on. In 2015, HarperCollins released
Harper Lee's second novel, "Go Set A Watchman," 55 years after "To Kill
A Mockingbird" came out. Today's Birthdays: Actor Harry Dean Stanton is
90. Actor Vincent Pastore ("The Sopranos") is 70. Bassist Chris Cross
of Ultravox is 64. Singer-comedian Kyle Gass of Tenacious D is 56.
Actress Jane Lynch ("Glee," 'Talladega Nights") is 56. Actor Jackie
Earle Haley is 55. Actor Matthew Fox ("Lost," 'Party of Five") is 50.
Keyboardist Ellen Reid of Crash Test Dummies is 50. Singer-guitarist
Tanya Donelly of Belly is 50. Actress Missy Gold ("Benson") is 46.
Singer Tameka Cottle of Xscape is 41. Country singer Jamey Johnson is
41. Musician taboo of Black Eyed Peas is 41. Singer Dan Smith of
Bastille is 30. Singer Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons is 29.
