Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds was born in Lansing, Michigan.
Reynolds starred in movies such as Smokey and the Bandit (1977), and The
Cannonball Run (1981). The film that made Burt Reynolds a star was the 1972
thriller Deliverance. He starred in many television series and played Quint Asper,
the blacksmith in CBS‘s Gunsmoke for three seasons beginning in 1962.
Burt Reynolds in Gunsmoke
Released as a single in the US on March 2, 1964, “Twist and
Shout” reached number 2 on April 4, 1964, during the week
that the top five places on the Billboard chart were all Beatles
singles. It was the only million-selling Beatles single that was
a cover record, and the only Beatles cover single to reach the
Top 10 on a national record chart. The song failed to hit #1
because the Beatles had another song occupying the top spot,
"Can’t Buy Me Love".
Live performance, November 4, 1963 during The Royal Variety Show
at Prince of Wales Theatre, London.
Tina Louise (born Tina Blacke in New york City)
Tina Louise played Ginger in the CBS sitcom Gilligan’s Island
(1964-1967). Her role in the 1958 film God’s Little Acre earned
her a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year. She began
studying acting, singing and dancing at the age of seventeen.
