The comedy team of Martin and Lewis , comprising of singer Dean Martin as the
straight man and comedian Jerry Lewis. They first met in 1945 and their debut as
a duo act occurred at Atlantic City’s 500 Club on July 24 and 25 in 1946. The team
enjoyed their partnership until Martin started to become increasingly disillusioned
about working with Lewis, which lead to escalating arguments. Finally they couldn’t possibly see working together any longer and Martin left the team on July 25, 1956,
ten years to the day after the first official teaming of the act. Hollywood or Bust was
the final Martin and Lewis film released in late 1956.
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A TEAM BREAK UP ON THIS DATE IN 1956
LA BAMBA OPENED ON THIS DATE IN 1987
La Bamba is a 1987 American biographical film written and directed by
Luis Valdes. It stars Lou Diamond Phillips as Ritchie Valens. The film is
based on real life events of the young rock star and his family. In its
opening weekend,La Bamba grossed a total of $5,698,884 and
eventually grossed $52,678,820 in the United States in 12 weeks.
AMELIA MARY EARHART
(Born July 24, 1897; missing July 2, 1937, declared legally dead January 5, 1939)
Amelia Earhart was a famous aviation pioneer and author who was the first woman
to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross. It was awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation
of The Ninety-Nines, an organization of female pilots. During an attempt to make a circumnavigation flight of the globe in 1937 in a Lockheed Model 10 Electra, Amelia Earhart disappeared off the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. To this day,
no trace of the Electra or its occupants has ever been found.
Amelia Earhart just before fatal flight in 1937
Perhaps the last photo ever taken of Earhart’s Electra as it departed New Guinea
CLARABELL THE CLOWN ~ AFTER THE SHOW
Clarabell the Clown (Bob Keeshan) with Howdy Doody show host Buffalo
Bob Smith.
An unidentified fan looks on as Clarabell (Keeshan) removes his make up
after the a show around 1952.
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