Archive for October 12th, 2011

THE ‘’COLUMBUS DAY RIOT’’ OF 1944

 

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On October 12th 1944 – Frank Sinatra opened his third season at New
York’s Paramount theatre. He was greeted by a huge crowd of fans,
mostly teenaged girls, When they refused to leave after the first show,
the frustrated crowd outside waiting to catch the next show went berserk,
sparking what became known at the “Columbus Day Riot “. It took 200
police along and 421 reserves to control the rampage.

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GUMBY CREATOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1921

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Arthur "Art" Clokey (October 12, 1921 – January 8, 2010)

Art Clokey was a pioneer of stop motion clay animation. While studying film at the University of Southern California, he made a clay animation experimental film in
1955 called Gumbasia. As a result of this project, Clokey and his wife Ruth soon 
created the clay character Gumby. 

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Art Clokey on the Gumby set preparing to film a scene

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