Entertainment History
On March 23, 1950, the best picture of Academy Award went to "All The
King's Men. Broderick Crawford was named best actor. The best song
Oscar went to "Mona Lisa. In 1963, the Beach Boys released the single
"Surfin' USA. In 1964, John Lennon's first book, "In His Own Write,"
was published. In 1973, Yoko Ono was granted permission to live
permanently in the U.S. In 1978, The Police got a deal with A&M
Records. In 1985, singer Billy Joel and model Christie Brinkley got
married in New York City. They have since divorced. In 1987, the first
Soul Train Music Awards were held in Santa Monica, California. Cameo
won album of the year for "Word Up," and Gregory Abbott won best single
for "Shake You Down. In 1991, Elton John joined George Michael on stage
in London for a duet of "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me. It was
recorded and released as a single. In 1993, "Across The Borderline,"
Willie Nelson's 35th album for Columbia Records, was released. Today's
Birthdays: Comedian Marty Allen of Allen and Rossi is 95. Singer Ric
Ocasek (oh-CAS'-ihk) (The Cars) is 68. Singer Chaka Khan is 64. Actress
Amanda Plummer is 60. Actress Catherine Keener is 58. Actress Hope
Davis ("About Schmidt") is 53. Actor Richard Grieco is 52. Country
drummer Kevin Griffin of Yankee Grey is 52. Actress Marin Hinkle ("Two
and A Half Men") is 51. Singer-keyboardist Damon Albarn of Blur is 49.
Drummer John Humphrey of The Nixons is 47. Bandleader Reggie Watts
("The Late Late Show with James Corden") is 45. Actor Randall Park
("The Interview," 'Fresh Off The Boat") is 43. Actress Michelle
Monaghan is 41. Actress Keri Russell is 41. Gossip blogger Perez Hilton
is 39. Singer Paul Martin of Marshall Dyllon is 39. Actress Nicholle
Tom ("The Nanny") is 39.
