Entertainment History
On March 30, 1955, the movie "On the Waterfront" won the Academy Award
for best picture. Marlon Brando won the best actor Oscar. In 1976, the
Sex Pistols played their first show at London's 100 Club, attracting
only 50 people. In 1978, Paul Simonon (SIM'-uh-nin) and Topper Headon
of The Clash were arrested in London for shooting pigeons from the roof
of a rehearsal hall. In 1983, a jury in Santa Monica, California,
decided that Groucho Marx's companion, Erin Fleming, had defrauded the
late comedian. The Marx Estate was awarded nearly half a million
dollars, but the amount was later reduced to $221,000. In 1986, actor
James Cagney died at his farm in Stanfordville, New York, at age 86. In
1987, the Academy Award for best picture went to Oliver Stone's Vietnam
War film "Platoon. Stone took home an Oscar for best director. In 1992,
"The Silence of the Lambs" won five Academy Awards, including best
picture. Stars Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins won the best actress
and actor awards. "Beauty and the Beast" won best original song and
score. In 1999, model Fabio was injured while riding a roller coaster
as a goose flew into his face in Williamsburg, Virginia. In 2007, Bono
of U2 was knighted in an informal ceremony at the Dublin home of a
British ambassador. Today's Birthdays: TV personality Peter Marshall is
91. Actor John Astin is 87. Actor Warren Beatty is 80. Drummer Graeme
Edge of the Moody Blues is 76. Musician Eric Clapton is 72. Actor Paul
Reiser is 60. Rapper MC Hammer is 54. Actor Ian Ziering (EYE'-an
ZEER'-ing) ("Beverly Hills 90210") is 53. Singer Tracy Chapman is 53.
TV host Piers Morgan is 52. Actress Donna D'Errico ("Baywatch") is 49.
Singer Celine Dion is 49. Singer Norah Jones is 38. Actress Katy Mixon
("Mike and Molly") is 36. Country singer Justin Moore is 33. Actress
Tessa Ferrer ("Grey's Anatomy") is 31. Country singer Thomas Rhett is
27.
