Entertainment History
On March 8, 1962, The Beatles made their TV debut on the BBC program
"Teenager's Turn. They performed a cover of Roy Orbison's "Dream Baby.
In 1970, Diana Ross performed her first solo concert after leaving The
Supremes, in Framingham, Massachusetts. In 1973, keyboardist Ron
"Pigpen" McKernan of the Grateful Dead died at his apartment in Madera,
California. He was 27. McKernan had been under a doctor's care for
cirrhosis. Also in 1973, Paul McCartney was fined $240 for growing
marijuana outside his farm in Scotland. McCartney claimed fans gave him
the seeds and he didn't know what would grow from them. In 1989,
gospel-country singer Stuart Hamblen died after having a malignant
brain tumor removed at a California hospital. In 1992, actress Annette
Funicello revealed she had multiple sclerosis. In 1993, "Beavis and
Butt-Head" premiered on MTV as a series. Previously, the characters
were shown on MTV's "Liquid Television" program. In 2016, Beatles
producer George Martin died at the age of 90. Today's Birthdays:
Actress Sue Ane (correct) Langdon is 81. Songwriter Carole Bayer Sager
is 73. Actor-director Micky Dolenz of The Monkees is 72. Bassist Randy
Meisner (The Eagles, Poco) is 71. Singer Peggy March is 69. Jazz
pianist Billy Childs is 60. Singer Gary Numan is 59. NBC News anchor
Lester Holt is 58. Actor Aidan Quinn is 58. Guitarist Jimmy Dormire
(Confederate Railroad) is 57. Actress Camryn Manheim ("The Practice")
is 56. Actor Leon ("Cool Runnings") is 54. Singer Shawn Mullins is 49.
Actor Boris Kodjoe ("Madea's Family Reunion") is 44. Actor Freddie
Prinze Jr. is 41. Actor James Van Der Beek ("CSI: Cyber," 'Dawson's
Creek") is 40. Singer Kameelah Williams of 702 is 39. Actor Nick Zano
("Minority Report," '2 Broke Girls") is 39. Singer Tom Chaplin of Keane
is 38. Guitarist Andy Ross of OK Go is 38. Singer Kristinia
(kris-teh-NEE'-ah) DeBarge is 27.
