Stan Sherman
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TUESDAY: 14 APRIL 2009
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TODAY IS: NATINAL PECAN PIE DAY
TUESDAY: 14 APRIL 2009
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TODAY IS: NATINAL PECAN PIE DAY
Rod Steiger turned down the title role in “patton” because
he said the film glorified war. he later said it was the biggest
mistake of his career.
George C.Scott got the part and won an
oscar for his performance.
Sarah Michelle Gellar turned down
the role of cher horowitz in “clueless”
actor who got the part: Alicia Silverstone.
Julie Christie turned down
the rolet of daisy in “the great gatsby”
actor who got the part: Mia Farrow.
TONIGHT’S EMPIRE STATE BUILDING LIGHTING: White: no special event
DUMB LAWS STILL ON THE BOOKS: Eugene, Oregon:
It is illegal to show movies or attend a car race on Sundays.
CELEBRITY ANECDOTES:
"Do you see that man just coming in?" John Gielgud asked his dinner companion
in a restaurant one day. "He's the biggest bore in London - second only to Edward Knoblock."
Unfortunately, Gielgud had momentarily forgotten the identity of his dinner companion -
Edward Knoblock!"Not you of course," Gielgud awkwardly added.
"I mean the other Edward Knoblock."
PAUL LYNDE’S HOLLYWOOD SQUARE CLASSICS:
Peter Marshall: In the "Wizard of Oz," the lion wanted courage
and the tin man wanted a heart. What did the scarecrow want?
Paul Lynde: He wanted the tin man to notice him.
NOTABLE QUOTE: PETE ROSE
“All I want is for my case to be heard before an impractical decision-maker”
YOU MIGHT BE A REDNECK IF:
You can see six abandoned vehicles from your kitchen window
CHART TOPPERS ON THIS DAY:
(1952): Wheel of Fortune - Kay Starr
Anytime - Eddie Fisher
Tell Me Why - The Four Aces
(1960): The Theme from "A Summer Place" - Percy Faith
Greenfields - The Brothers Four
Mama - Connie Francis
He’ll Have to Go - Jim Reeves
(1968): Honey - Bobby Goldsboro
Young Girl - The Union Gap
Cry like a Baby - The Box Tops
(1976): DIsco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale(
(1984): Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) - Phil Collins
Hello - Lionel Richie
TODAY IN HISTORY:
(1775): The first abolition societh in North America was established
"The society for the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage"
was organized in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.
(1828): The first edition of Noah Webster's ''American Dictionary
of the English Language'' was published.
(1865): President Abraham Lincoln is shot and mortally wounded
(1902): J.C.Penny opens his first store (Kemmerer,Wyoming)
(1912): RMS Titanic hits iceberg and begins sinking
(1939): ''The Grapes of Wrath'' by John Steinbeck was published.
(1960): “Bye Bye Birdie” Opens at the Martin Beck Theater In NYC
(The cast included: Chita Rivera, Dick Van Dyke, Paul Lynde & Charles Nelson Reilly
(2003): Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit fell with unexpectedly light resistance
(2007): Don Ho Passes away at age 76
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS: *DENOTES NO LONGER WITH US
SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR (32)
ADRIEN BRODY (36)
ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL (41)
BRAD GARRETT (49)
*RICHARD JENI (52) (COMEDIAN/ACTOR)
PETE ROSE (68)
JULIE CHRISTIE (68)
KENNETH MARS (73) (ACTOR: “THE PRODUCERS”, “YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN” ETC.)
FRANK SERPICO (73) (NYC COP WHO EXPOSED POLICE CORRUPTION)
LORETTA LYNN (74)
BRADFORD DILLMAN (79)
*ROD STEIGER (84)
*SHORTY ROGERS (85) (JAZZ TRUMPETER )
*SIR JOHN GIELGUD (105)
*ANNE SULLIVAN (143) (HELEN KELLER'S TEACHER)
he said the film glorified war. he later said it was the biggest
mistake of his career.
George C.Scott got the part and won an
oscar for his performance.
Sarah Michelle Gellar turned down
the role of cher horowitz in “clueless”
actor who got the part: Alicia Silverstone.
Julie Christie turned down
the rolet of daisy in “the great gatsby”
actor who got the part: Mia Farrow.
TONIGHT’S EMPIRE STATE BUILDING LIGHTING: White: no special event
DUMB LAWS STILL ON THE BOOKS: Eugene, Oregon:
It is illegal to show movies or attend a car race on Sundays.
CELEBRITY ANECDOTES:
"Do you see that man just coming in?" John Gielgud asked his dinner companion
in a restaurant one day. "He's the biggest bore in London - second only to Edward Knoblock."
Unfortunately, Gielgud had momentarily forgotten the identity of his dinner companion -
Edward Knoblock!"Not you of course," Gielgud awkwardly added.
"I mean the other Edward Knoblock."
PAUL LYNDE’S HOLLYWOOD SQUARE CLASSICS:
Peter Marshall: In the "Wizard of Oz," the lion wanted courage
and the tin man wanted a heart. What did the scarecrow want?
Paul Lynde: He wanted the tin man to notice him.
NOTABLE QUOTE: PETE ROSE
“All I want is for my case to be heard before an impractical decision-maker”
YOU MIGHT BE A REDNECK IF:
You can see six abandoned vehicles from your kitchen window
CHART TOPPERS ON THIS DAY:
(1952): Wheel of Fortune - Kay Starr
Anytime - Eddie Fisher
Tell Me Why - The Four Aces
(1960): The Theme from "A Summer Place" - Percy Faith
Greenfields - The Brothers Four
Mama - Connie Francis
He’ll Have to Go - Jim Reeves
(1968): Honey - Bobby Goldsboro
Young Girl - The Union Gap
Cry like a Baby - The Box Tops
(1976): DIsco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale(
(1984): Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) - Phil Collins
Hello - Lionel Richie
TODAY IN HISTORY:
(1775): The first abolition societh in North America was established
"The society for the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage"
was organized in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.
(1828): The first edition of Noah Webster's ''American Dictionary
of the English Language'' was published.
(1865): President Abraham Lincoln is shot and mortally wounded
(1902): J.C.Penny opens his first store (Kemmerer,Wyoming)
(1912): RMS Titanic hits iceberg and begins sinking
(1939): ''The Grapes of Wrath'' by John Steinbeck was published.
(1960): “Bye Bye Birdie” Opens at the Martin Beck Theater In NYC
(The cast included: Chita Rivera, Dick Van Dyke, Paul Lynde & Charles Nelson Reilly
(2003): Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit fell with unexpectedly light resistance
(2007): Don Ho Passes away at age 76
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS: *DENOTES NO LONGER WITH US
SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR (32)
ADRIEN BRODY (36)
ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL (41)
BRAD GARRETT (49)
*RICHARD JENI (52) (COMEDIAN/ACTOR)
PETE ROSE (68)
JULIE CHRISTIE (68)
KENNETH MARS (73) (ACTOR: “THE PRODUCERS”, “YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN” ETC.)
FRANK SERPICO (73) (NYC COP WHO EXPOSED POLICE CORRUPTION)
LORETTA LYNN (74)
BRADFORD DILLMAN (79)
*ROD STEIGER (84)
*SHORTY ROGERS (85) (JAZZ TRUMPETER )
*SIR JOHN GIELGUD (105)
*ANNE SULLIVAN (143) (HELEN KELLER'S TEACHER)
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