Entertainment History
On March 25, 1954, "From Here To Eternity" won the best picture award
at the Oscars. In 1960, Ray Charles recorded "Georgia On My Mind" in
New York. In 1961, Elvis Presley performed what would be his last live
concert for eight years, at a show in Hawaii. He instead concentrated
on his movie career. In 1967, The Who made its U.S. concert debut in
New York as part of a rock extravaganza promoted by DJ Murray "The K"
Kaufman. In 1985, the Academy Award for best picture went to "Amadeus.
F. Murray Abraham was chosen over "Amadeus" co-star Tom Hulce for the
best actor award. Prince won the original song score award for "Purple
Rain. In 1990, drummer Tommy Lee of Motley Crue was arrested for
allegedly mooning an audience at a concert in Augusta, Georgia. In
1991, "Dances With Wolves" won seven Academy Awards, including a best
director Oscar for Kevin Costner. In 1995, singer Eddie Vedder of Pearl
Jam was rescued after a riptide carried him 250 feet offshore in New
Zealand. In 2001, "Gladiator" won five Oscars, including best picture.
In 2002, Halle Berry won the best actress Oscar and Denzel Washington
won the best actor Oscar. Before that night, Sidney Poitier was the
only African-American actor to have won an Oscar in a lead role. Also
in 2002, Randy Newman won an Oscar for best original song for "If I
Didn't Have You" from "Monsters, Inc. He had been nominated for an
Oscar 16 times and had never won until that night. In 2003, Celine Dion
launched her Las Vegas show "A New Day. Today's Birthdays: Singer Anita
Bryant is 77. Singer Aretha Franklin is 75. Actor Paul Michael Glaser
(TV's "Starsky and Hutch") is 74. Musician Elton John is 70. Actress
Bonnie Bedelia is 69. Actress-comedian Mary Gross is 64. Actor James
McDaniel ("NYPD Blue") is 59. Saxophonist Steve Norman of Spandau
Ballet is 57. Actress Brenda Strong ("Desperate Housewives") is 57.
Actress Marcia Cross ("Desperate Housewives") is 55. Actress Lisa Gay
Hamilton ("The Practice") is 53. Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is 52.
Turner Classics Movies host Ben Mankiewicz is 50. Singer Melanie Blatt
of All Saints is 42. Actor Domenick Lombardozzi ("Boardwalk Empire") is
41. Actor Lee Pace ("Pushing Daisies") is 38. Comedian Alex Moffat
("Saturday Night Live") is 35. Singer Katharine McPhee ("Smash,"
'American Idol") is 33. Rapper Big Sean is 29. Producer Ryan Lewis of
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis is 29. Actor Matthew Beard ("The Imitation
Game") is 28. Singer-actress Aly Michalka (mish-AL'-kah) of Aly and AJ
("Hellcats") is 28. Actor Kiowa Gordon ("Twilight") is 27.
