Entertainment History
On March 19, 1953, the Academy Awards were televised for the first
time. "The Greatest Show On Earth" was named best picture. Gary Cooper
won the best actor award for "High Noon. Shirley Booth won best actress
for her role in "Come Back, Little Sheba. In 1957, Elvis Presley bought
Graceland. In 1958, Cadence Records releases the instrumental song
"Rumble" by Link Wray, which later was credited with being the first
heavy-metal song. In 1974, Jefferson Airplane began its first tour as
Jefferson Starship. In 1976, blues rock guitarist Paul Kossoff,
formerly of Free, died aboard a plane flying from London to New York.
He was 26. He died of unknown causes, but had been plagued by heart
problems. In 1982, guitarist Randy Rhoads of Ozzy Osbourne's band was
killed in a freak plane crash in Leesburg, Florida. He was 25. The
plane was buzzing Osbourne's tour bus and crashed into a house. In
1996, the second installment of The Beatles' "Anthology" album was
released, featuring the song "Real Love. In 2000, a batch of Oscars was
found in a trash can in Los Angeles, a week after they had been stolen
from a loading dock. Today's Birthdays: Actress Renee Taylor ("The
Nanny") is 84. Actress Phyllis Newman ("To Tell The Truth") is 84.
Actress Ursula Andress ("Dr. No," 'Casino Royale") is 81. Singer
Clarence "Frogman" Henry is 80. Singer Ruth Pointer of the Pointer
Sisters is 71. Actress Glenn Close is 70. Film producer Harvey
Weinstein is 65. Actor Bruce Willis is 62. Actress Mary Scheer
("iCarly," 'MadTV") is 54. Actor Connor Trinneer ("Star Trek:
Enterprise") is 48. Guitarist-keyboardist Gert Bettens of K's Choice is
47. Rapper Bun B of UGK is 44. Drummer Zach Lind of Jimmy Eat World is
41. Actress Abby Brammell is 38. Actor Craig Lamar Traylor ("Malcolm in
the Middle") is 28. Actor Philip Bolden ("Are We There Yet?") is 22.
