National Lampoon’s Vacation, sometimes referred to as
simply Vacation, is a 1983 road trip comedy film directed
by Harold Ramis starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo,
Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy, and Christie
Brinkley in her acting debut with special appearances by
Eddie Bracken, Brian Doyle-Murray, Miriam Flynn, James
Keach, Eugene Levy and Frank McRae.
Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase will be 80
on October 8th.
A young Tommy Lee Jones in 1968 when he played
offensive guard on Harvard’s undefeated varsity
football team.
Jones will be 77 years old September 15.
Eastwood’s appearance in the film, after his string
of Spaghetti Western and Dirty Harry roles, startled
the film industry and he was reportedly advised
against making it. Although it was poorly reviewed
by critics, the film went on to become an enormous
success and became, along with its 1980 sequel Any
Which Way You Can, two of the highest grossing
Eastwood films. When adjusted for inflation, it ranks
as one of the top 250 highest-grossing films of all time.
Clint Eastwood turned 93 in May.
On July 13, 1990, the romantic-thriller Ghost, starring
Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze and Whoopi Goldberg,
opened in theaters across the United States.
The film was a commercial success, grossing $505 million
against a budget of $22–23 million and emerging as the
highest-grossing film of 1990 and at the time of its release,
was the third-highest-grossing film of all time.
The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise
going towards the score and performances of the cast.
Ghost earned five nominations at the 63rd Academy
Awards: Best Picture, Best Original Score, Best Film
Editing, and winning Best Supporting Actress for Goldberg
and Best Original Screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
On July 11, 1914, in his major league debut, George Herman “Babe” Ruth pitches seven strong innings to lead the
Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians, now known
as the Cleveland Guardians), 4-3.
George Herman "Babe" Ruth
(February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948)
