Archive for December, 2016
HUNGARIAN BORN ACTRESS HAS DIED AT 99
Zsa Zsa Gabor (born Sári Gábor)
(February 6, 1917 – December 18, 2016)
Zsa Zsa Gabor died Sunday after reportedly suffering a heart attack. She
had been bedridden since a car accident in 2002 that left the actress
partially paralyzed and forced to use a wheelchair. Gabor also suffered a
stroke in 2005.
PIN-UP GIRL BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1916
Grable’s iconic 1943 pose was a World War II bestseller.
Elizabeth Ruth "Betty" Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973)
Grable’s 42 movies during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than
$100 million. She set a record of 12 consecutive years in the top 10
of box office stars. The Treasury Department in 1946-47 listed her
as the highest-salaried American woman. She earned more than
$3 million during her career. Betty Grable died of lung cancer at age
56 in Los Angeles, California.
Betty Grable made her film debut at the age of 12 as
a chorus girl in the 1929 film Happy Days.
RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS
Steven Allan Spielberg is 70 years old today.
Spielberg charged friends and family to watch the 8mm adventure
films he made growing up. His 1968 short film Amblin’ inspired the
name of his future production company Amblin Entertainment. His
1977 science fiction feature Close Encounters of the Third Kind
was labeled "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"
by the U.S. Library of Congress and chosen for preservation
in the National Film Registry.
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