Entertainment History
On March 5, 1955, Elvis Presley made his TV debut on the regional show
"The Louisiana Hayride. In 1960, Elvis Presley was discharged from the
Army. In 1963, country singers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw
Hawkins were killed when their small plane crashed near Camden,
Tennessee. They were returning to Nashville following a benefit
concert. In 1971, Badfinger began its first American tour, in Toledo,
Ohio. In 1975, singer Rod Stewart met actress Britt Ekland at a party
in Los Angeles. Their romance became much publicized. In 1979, MCA
Records dissolved the ABC record label. Hundreds of staffers were
fired. In 1982, comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose
in Hollywood. He was 33. In 1993, Paul McCartney kicked off a world
tour in Perth, Australia, in support of his album "Off The Ground. In
2002, "The Osbournes" premiered on MTV. In 2004, Martha Stewart was
convicted of obstruction of justice and lying to government
investigators involving her ImClone stock. She was sentenced to five
months in a minimum-security prison. In 2015, actor Harrison Ford
crash-landed his vintage plane on a golf course in Los Angeles after
reporting engine failure shortly after takeoff. Today's Birthdays: Big
band singer Harry Prime is 97. Actor Paul Sand ("St. Elsewhere") is 85.
Actor James B. Sikking ("Hill Street Blues," 'Doogie Howser, M.D.") is
83. Actor Dean Stockwell ("JAG," 'Quantum Leap") is 81. Football
player-turned-actor Fred Williamson is 79. Actress Samantha Eggar ("The
Molly Maguires," 'Dr. Doolittle") is 78. Actor Michael Warren ("Soul
Food," 'Hill Street Blues") is 71. Actor Eddie Hodges is 70. Singer
Eddy Grant is 69. Keyboardist Alan Clark of Dire Straits is 65.
Actress-comedian Marsha Warfield ("Night Court") is 63. Magician Penn
Jillette of Penn and Teller is 62. Actress Adriana Barraza is 61.
Singers Charlie and Craig Reid of The Proclaimers are 55. Guitarist
John Frusciante (froo-SHAN'-tee) is 47. Singer Rome is 47. Actor Kevin
Connolly ("Entourage") is 43. Actress Eva Mendes is 43. Actress Jolene
Blalock ("Enterprise") is 42. Model Niki Taylor is 42. Actress Kimberly
McCullough ("General Hospital") is 39. Actor Sterling Knight ("Sonny
With A Chance") is 28. Actor Jake Lloyd ("Star Wars" films) is 28.
