Archive for February, 2012

COMPOSER JOHN WILLIAMS IS 80 TODAY

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The career of John Towner Williams spans almost six decades, composing
some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, 
including the Star Wars Saga, Jaws, Indiana Jones film series, E.T. the Extra- 
Terrestrial,
and Jurassic Park. He has composed the music for all but two of 
Steven Spielberg’s major feature films.  

 

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ANOTHER NUMBER BY JESSE BELVIN

Jesse recorded this song, written by his wife and manager
Jo Anne, shortly after signing with RCA Records in 1959.

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ACTRESS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1921

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LANA TURNER

           Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995)

Lana Turner was discovered and signed to a film contract by MGM
at the age of sixteen, She gained attention in the 1937 film They Won’t
Forget. Turner is known as one of the first Hollywood scream queens
as a result of her role in the 1941 horror movie Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 

they won't forget

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LAST SKYLAB CREW RETURNED ON THIS DAY IN 1974

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The NASA Skylab space station orbited the Earth from 1973 to 1979. It included a
workshop, a solar observatory, and other systems. Three manned missions to the
station were conducted between 1973 and 1974. The fourth and final Skylab crew returned to Earth on Friday, February 8, 1974.

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The Skylab 4 crew included from left: Commander Gerald Carr, Pilot William Pogue,
and Science Pilot Edward Gibson. They were launched on November 16, 1973 atop
a Saturn B rocket. The three astronauts spent 6,051 man hours performing scientific experiments that covered medical activities, and solar observations, 

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HIT SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1965

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The Supremes “Stop In the Name of Love” held the number-one position
on the Billboard pop singles chart from March 21, 1965 through April 3,
1965. It also reached the number-two spot on the soul chart.

 

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