William Shatner in The Twilight Zone episode: Nightmare At
20,000 Feet. (1963)
Shatner is best known for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk
of the USS Enterprise (above) in the Star Trek franchise; from the
second pilot in 1965 to his final appearance as Kirk in the 1994
Star Trek Generations.
Actor William Shatner is 91 years young today.
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is a Western television series
that ran for eight seasons from April 15, 1951, through September
24, 1958. The Screen Gems series began in syndication, but ran
on CBS from 1955 through 1958, and, at the same time, on ABC
from 1957 through 1958. The Kellogg’s cereal company was the
show’s national sponsor.
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok starred Guy Madison
(right) as the legendary Old West lawman (in real life,
also a gunfighter) U.S. Marshal James Butler "Wild
Bill" Hickok, and Andy Devine (left) as his comedy
sidekick, Jingles P. Jones. Devine opened each episode
by shouting “Wiiiiiild Biiiiilll Hickok.” He also delivered
the opening commercial for Kellogg’s Sugar Corn Pops.
Guy Madison (Robert Ozell Moseley)
(January 19, 1922 – February 6, 1996)
Following his retirement, Madison built a large ranch home
in Morongo Valley, California. He died of emphysema at the
Desert Hospital Hospice in Palm Springs at the age of 74.
William McChord Hurt (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022)
It was announced in May 2018 that Hurt had terminal prostate
cancer that had already metastasized to the bones.
Hurt died from complications of the disease at his home in
Portland, Oregon.
William Hurt, was one of the 1980s’ foremost leading men in
movies such as "Broadcast News," "Body Heat" and "The Big
Chill,"
2004
NEW YORK (AP) — The Shubert Organization’s Cort Theatre on Broadway will be renamed after James Earl Jones, fulfilling a
promise by the theater giant to honor a Black artist in such
a way.
According to a statement by the Shuberts,The James Earl Jones
Theatre renaming is "in recognition of Mr. Jones’ lifetime of
immense contributions to Broadway and the entire artistic
community,"
The Cort Theatre is 110 years old and was built by and named for
John Cort, general manager of the Northwestern Theatrical
Association, who died in 1929. There are 41 Broadway theaters,
four are named for women and now two for Black artists.
Jones, who served in the United States Army during the Korean
War before pursuing a career in acting, turned 91 in January.
SANDY KOZEL
The movie King Kong opened in New York City on March 2, 1933,
to rave reviews, and has since been ranked by Rotten Tomatoes
as the greatest horror film of all time and the fifty-sixth greatest
film of all time. In 1991, it was deemed "culturally, historically
and aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and
selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
Robert William Armstrong (November 20, 1890 – April 20, 1973)
Vina Fay Wray (September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004)
