Historical Events:
March -
6th - 11st Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr
6th - Farthest radio signal heard (Pioneer IV, 400,000 miles)
8th - Groucho, Chico & Harpo's final TV appearance together.
9th - Barbie, the popular girls' doll, debuted, over 800 million sold.18th - President Dwight D Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill.
29th - "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe & Jack Lemmon premieres.April -
6th - 31st Academy Awards - "Gigi," Susan Hayward & David Niven win.
7th - Oklahoma ends prohibition, after 51 years. (OH Otis!)
May -
4th - 1st Grammy Awards: Perry Como & Ella Fitzgerald win.
11th - "Kookie, Kookie Lend Me Your Comb" by Byrnes & Connie Stevens hits #4 and hair comb sales soar!11th - Elvis Presley's 1st entry on UK charts with "Heartbreak Hotel".
12th - Liz Taylor's 4th marriage (Eddie Fisher).13th - Kraft Music Hall with Milton Berle, last airs on NBC-TV.
18th - "Castin' My Spell" by Johnny Otis Show hits #52.
18th - "Judy" by David Seville hits #86.
18th - "Russian Band Stand" by Spencer & Spencer, hits#91.
20th - Ford wins battle with Chrysler to call its new car "Falcon".June -
5th - Bob Dylan graduates Hibbing HS in Minn.
13th - "Sammy Kaye Show," last airs on ABC-TV.
18th - 1st telecast transmitted from England to US.
18th - Governor of Louisiana Earl K. Long is committed to a state mental hospital; he responds by having the hospital's director fired and replaced with a crony who proceeds to proclaim him perfectly sane.
22nd - "Along Came Jones" by Coasters peaks at #9.22nd - "Class" by Chubby Checker peaks at #38.
27th - "West Side Story" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 734 performances.
30th - During a game in Wrigley Field, 2 balls were in play at same time.
Famous Birthdays March -
2nd - Andrew Farriss, Australia, rock keyboardist (Inxs-Kiss the Dirt).
2nd - Larry Stewart, Paducah KY, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels).
16th - Stan Thorn, Kenosha Wisc, singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South).
17th - Paul Black, American rock singer.
31st - Angus Young, Glascow Scotland, rock guitarist (AC/DC-Highway to Hell).
April -
2nd - Dean Townson, St Petersburg Fla, singer (Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake).
9th - Dave Innis, Bartlesville Okla, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels).
10th - Brian Setzer, Massapequa Park NY, rock guitarist/vocalist (Stray Cats).
11th - Richie Sambora, rocker (Bon Jovi)/boyfriend of Cher & Heather Locklear.
15th - Emma Thompson, England, actress (Henry V, Howards End, Oscar-1992).
17th - Elizabeth Lindsey, actress (China Beach).
21st - Jerry Only, American musician (The Misfits).
21st - Michael Timmins, Canadian musician (Cowboy Junkies).
27th - Marco Pirroni, London, rock guitarist (Adam & The Ants).27th - Sheena Easton, [Shirley Orr], Glasgow Scotland, singer (Sugar Walls).
May -
4th - Randy Travis, Marshville NC, country singer (Diggin' Up Bones).15th - Andrew Eldritch, rocker (Sisters of Mercy-Walk Away, Black Planet).
June -
1st - Alan "Wild"er, English rock vocalist/music (Depeche Mode-Wild!).
4th - Paul Taylor, rocker (Winger-17).
5th - Michael Winans, gospel singer (Winans).
21st - Kathy Mattea, country singer (Love at the Five & Dime).
27th - Lorrie Morgan, Nashville Tn, country singer (Out of Your Shoes).27th - Trisha Yearwood, Nashville Tenn, singer (She's in Love With the Boy).
Famous Deaths March -
3rd - Lou Costello, comedian (Abbott & Costello), dies at 52. Last film made by Abbott & Costello "Dance With Me Henry".7th - Hinsdale Smith, developer of roll-down auto windows, dies at 88.
April -
27th - Gordon Armstrong, inventor (baby incubator), dies.
May -
26th - Joe Kelly, TV host (Quiz Kids), dies at 57.
June -
16th - George Reeves, actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), shoots self at 45.18th - Ethel Barrymore, [Blythe], actress (None but the lonely), dies at 79.
Ciao for now, Winnie!!!
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