Entertainment History
On March 4, 1952, actor Ronald Reagan and actress Nancy Davis were
married in San Fernando Valley, California. In 1966, the London
newspaper "Evening Standard" published an interview with John Lennon
with his now-infamous quote, "We're more popular than Jesus Christ
right now. In 1967, a British newspaper reported that brothers Steve
and Muff Winwood were leaving the Spencer Davis Group. Steve Winwood
went on to form Traffic. In 1973, Pink Floyd began a U.S. tour in
Wisconsin. The band was supporting the album "Dark Side of the Moon. In
1990, commentator Andy Rooney returned to "60 Minutes" after being
suspended for allegedly making racial remarks. In 1993, singer Patti
LaBelle got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1994, producers
Chris and Bob Herbert placed an ad in a British magazine for female
singers who can dance. Nearly 400 auditioned, and five were chosen for
a group that became The Spice Girls. In 1996, Grand Ole Opry star
Minnie Pearl died at the age of 83 after suffering a stroke. Also in
1996, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr turned down a
$225 million offer to tour North America, Europe and Japan. In 2016,
singer Joey Feek of the country duo Joey and Rory died of cancer in
Alexandria, Indiana. She was 40. Today's Birthdays: Actress Paula
Prentiss (1975's "The Stepford Wives") is 79. Movie director Adrian
Lyne ("Fatal Attraction") is 76. Singer Chris Rea is 66. Actor-singer
Ronn Moss of Player ("The Bold and the Beautiful") is 65. Actress Kay
Lenz is 64. Musician Emilio Estefan of the Miami Sound Machine is 64.
Actress Catherine O'Hara ("Home Alone," 'A Mighty Wind") is 63. Actor
Mykelti (MY'-kul-tee) Williamson ("Forrest Gump") is 60. Actress
Patricia Heaton ("The Middle," 'Everybody Loves Raymond") is 59. Actor
Steven Weber ("NCIS: New Orleans," 'Wings") is 56. Former Metallica
bassist Jason Newsted is 54. Actress Stacy Edwards ("Chicago Hope") is
52. Rapper Grand Puba (Brand Nubian) is 51. Drummer Patrick Hannan of
The Sundays is 51. Singer Evan Dando of The Lemonheads is 50. Actress
Patsy Kensit is 49. Actress Andrea Bendewald ("Suddenly Susan") is 47.
Drummer Fergal Lawler of The Cranberries is 46. Country singer Jason
Sellers is 46. Jazz drummer Jason Marsalis is 40. Actress Jessica Heap
("The Young and the Restless") is 34. TV personality Whitney Port ("The
Hills") is 32. Actress Margo Harshman ("NCIS," 'The Big Bang Theory")
is 31. Actor Josh Bowman ("Revenge") is 29. Actress Andrea Bowen
("Desperate Housewives") is 27. Actress Jenna Boyd ("The Sisterhood of
the Traveling Pants") is 24.
