Entertainment History
On March 29, 1951, the Academy Award for best picture went to the 1950
film "All About Eve. In 1962, Jack Paar hosted NBC's "Tonight" show for
the last time. Johnny Carson began his stint as host in October. In
1973, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show made it onto the cover of Rolling
Stone magazine, as sung about in the band's hit song "The Cover of
Rolling Stone. In 1976, the Oscar for best picture went to "One Flew
Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Jack Nicholson's role in the film won him the
best actor award, while Louise Fletcher picked up the Oscar for best
actress. In 1977, "Rocky" won the Academy Award for best picture.
"Evergreen," the love theme from "A Star Is Born," won the best
original song award. In 1978, "Annie Hall" won the Oscar for best
picture plus the best actress award for Diane Keaton. "You Light Up My
Life" won the original song award. In 1979, Eric Clapton married Patti
Boyd, the ex-wife of his friend, George Harrison. They separated in
1986. In 1980, part-time songwriter Ronald Selle sued the Bee Gees for
copyright infringement on the hit song "How Deep Is Your Love. Selle
claimed the Bee Gees plagiarized a song called "Let It End. He lost on
appeal. In 1989, "Rain Man" won four Academy Awards, including best
picture and the best actor award for Dustin Hoffman. In 1993, the
Supreme Court announced it would use a case involving 2 Live Crew to
decide whether copyright holders can ban song parodies. The rappers
later won their dispute with Acuff-Rose music over their takeoff of Roy
Orbison's "Oh Pretty Woman. In 2000, 'N Sync's album "No Strings
Attached" sold 2.4 million copies its first week out. It set an
all-time record for first-week sales. In 2010, Ricky Martin announced
on Twitter he is gay. Today's Birthdays: Comedian Eric Idle is 74.
Composer Vangelis ("Chariots of Fire") is 74. Singer Bobby Kimball of
Toto is 70. Actor Bud Cort ("Harold and Maude") is 69. Actor Brendan
Gleeson ("Harry Potter") is 62. Actress Marina Sirtis ("Star Trek: The
Next Generation") is 62. Actor Christopher Lambert ("Highlander") is
60. Singer Perry Farrell of Porno for Pyros and Jane's Addiction is 58.
Comedian Amy Sedaris is 56. Model Elle Macpherson is 54.
Singer-harmonica player John Popper of Blues Traveler is 50. Actress
Lucy Lawless ("Xena: Warrior Princess") is 49. Country singer Regina
Leigh of Regina Regina is 49. Country singer Brady Seals is 48.
