MIKE GRACIA
Art Carney as a young man in his school yearbook!
The sitcom originally aired from 1955 to 1956 on CBS.
Art Carney as a department-store Santa Clause
in The Twilight Zone TV episode “The Night of
the Meek”(1960).
Carney died at a care home in Chester, Connecticut, on November 9, 2003, five days after his 85th birthday.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
Stephen Glenn Martin an actor, comedian, writer, producer,
and musician. He has won five Grammy Awards, a Primetime
Emmy Award, and was awarded an Honorary Academy Award
at the Academy’s 5th Annual Governors Awards in 2013. He’s
77 today.
In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Martin at sixth place in a list
of the 100 greatest stand-up comics.
In 2009, Martin released his first all-music album, The Crow:
New Songs for the 5-String Banjo with appearances from
stars such as Dolly Parton.The album won the Grammy
Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2010.
1987
MIKE GRACIA
The great Northeast blackout occurred on this day in 1965, as several
states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of power failures lasting
up to 13 1/2 hours. More than 30 million people were into darkness in
one of the biggest electrical power failures in history. The blackout
was caused by a misconfigured power line at a hydroelectric power
station at Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
CAMILLE
BOHANNON
Stephen Glenn Martin is 74 years old today.
Actor, comedian, writer, filmmaker, and musician. Steve Martin came to
public notice in the 1960s as a writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy
Hour, and later as a frequent guest on The Tonight Show. In the 1970s,
Martin performed his offbeat, comedy routines before packed houses on
national tours. Since the 1980s, having branched away from comedy,
Martin has become a successful actor, as well as an author, playwright,
pianist, and banjo player, eventually earning him Emmy, Grammy, and
American Comedy awards, among other honors.
In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Martin at sixth place in a list of the 100
greatest stand-up comics. He was awarded an Honorary Academy Award
at the Academy’s 5th Annual Governors Awards in 2013.
The Jerk (1979)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
MIKE GRACIA
Communist East Germany opened its borders, allowing its citizens to travel freely to West Germany on this day in 1989.
On this day in 1965, the great Northeast blackout occurred as
several states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of power
failures lasting up to 13 1/2 hours.
