Entertainment History
On March 20, 1948, "Gentleman's Agreement" won the Academy Award for
best picture. In 1952, "An American In Paris" was named best picture at
the Oscars. In 1964, "Funny Girl," starring Barbra Streisand, opened on
Broadway. In 1969, John Lennon married Yoko Ono in a private ceremony
in Gibraltar. In 1970, David Bowie and Angela Barnett were married in
London. They later split up. In 1990, singer Gloria Estefan broke her
back when her tour bus was hit by a truck in Pennsylvania's Pocono
Mountains. She underwent surgery and took months to recover. In 1991,
Sony announced a long-term contract with Michael Jackson that was said
to be potentially worth $1 billion. Also in 1991, Eric Clapton's
four-year-old son, Conor, died when he fell out of a window in New
York. In 1992, "Basic Instinct," starring Michael Douglas and Sharon
Stone, opened nationwide. Activists who claimed the movie was anti-gay
turned up to protest at several theaters. In 2015, the final episode of
"Glee" aired on Fox after six seasons. Today's Birthdays:
Actor-producer Carl Reiner is 95. Actor Hal Linden is 86. Country
singer Don Edwards is 78. Country singer-guitarist Ranger Doug of
Riders in the Sky is 71. Actor William Hurt is 67. Drummer Carl Palmer
(Asia; Emerson, Lake and Palmer) is 67. Guitarist Jimmie Vaughan
(Fabulous Thunderbirds) is 66. Guitarist Jimmy Seales of Shenandoah is
63. Actress Vanessa Bell Calloway is 60. Director Spike Lee is 60.
Actress Theresa Russell is 60. Actress Holly Hunter is 59. Drummer Slim
Jim Phantom (Stray Cats) is 56. Model Kathy Ireland is 54. Actor David
Thewlis ("Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban") is 54. Guitarist
Adrian Oxaal of James is 52. Actress Jessica Lundy ("Party of Five,"
'Hope and Gloria") is 51. Actress Liza Snyder ("Yes, Dear") is 49.
Actor Michael Rapaport ("Boston Public") is 47. Actor Alexander Chaplin
("Spin City") is 46. Actor Cedric Yarbrough ("Speechless," 'Reno 911!")
is 44. Actress Paula Garces ("Harold and Kumar" films) is 43. Singer
Chester Bennington of Linkin Park is 41. Michael Genadry ("Ed") is 39.
Actress Bianca Lawson ("Pretty Little Liars") is 38. Comedian Mikey Day
("Saturday Night Live") is 37. Guitarist Nick Wheeler of All-American
Rejects is 35. Actress Christy Carlson Romano ("Even Stevens," 'Kim
Possible") is 33. Actress Ruby Rose ("Orange is the New Black") is 31.
