Entertainment History
On February 18, 1953, "Bwana Devil," the movie that heralded the 3-D
fad of the 1950s, opened in New York. In 1968, David Gilmour replaced
Syd Barrett as lead guitarist for Pink Floyd. In 1969, Maurice
(MOHR'-ihs) Gibb of the Bee Gees married singer Lulu in England.
Three-thousand fans showed up. In 1972, Neil Young got a gold record
for his album, "Harvest," which includes the number one single, "Heart
of Gold. In 1974, Kiss released its self-titled debut album. It only
made it to 87 on Billboard's album chart, but it stayed on the chart
for 23 weeks. In 1992, fans rushed the stage at a New Kids on the Block
concert in Seoul, South Korea, crushing people at the front of the
crowd. A 17-year-old girl died the next day of injuries suffered in the
stampede. The singers were not injured. Also in 1992, Vince Neil quit
as lead singer for Motley Crue, after eleven years with the group. He
said he wanted to spend more time on his race car driving. He has since
returned to the band. In 1995, Bob Stinson, a founding member of The
Replacements, died in Minneapolis of complications from drug and
alcohol abuse. He was 35. Today's Birthdays: Author Toni Morrison is
86. Movie director Milos (MEE'-lohsh) Forman is 85. Vocalist Yoko Ono
is 84. Singer Herman Santiago of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers is 76.
Singer Irma Thomas is 76. Actress Jess Walton ("The Young and the
Restless") is 71. Singer Dennis DeYoung (Styx) is 70. Actress Cybill
Shepherd is 67. Singer Juice Newton is 65. Singer Randy Crawford is 65.
Drummer Robbie Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive is 64. Keyboardist
Larry Rust of Iron Butterfly is 64. Actor John Travolta is 63. Actor
John Pankow ("Mad About You") is 62. Game show hostess Vanna White
("Wheel of Fortune") is 60. Actress Greta Scacchi (SKAH'-kee) is 57.
Actor Matt Dillon is 53. Rapper Dr. Dre is 52. Actress Molly Ringwald
is 49. Guitarist-keyboardist Trevor Rosen of Old Dominion is 42. Actor
Ike Barinholtz ("The Mindy Project") is 40. Guitarist Sean Watkins of
Nickel Creek is 40. Actor Tyrone Burton ("The Parent 'Hood") is 38.
Musician Regina Spektor is 37. Bassist Zac Cockrell of Alabama Shakes
is 29. Actress Sara Sutherland ("Veep") is 29. Actress Maiara
(may-AHR'-ah) Walsh ("Desperate Housewives") is 29.
