On this day in 1916, a 22-year-old Norman Rockwell painted his
first cover for The Saturday Evening Post. The original oil on
canvas painting is titled Boy with Baby Carriage. Over the next
47 years, the artist would paint over 300 covers for the magazine.
Norman Percevel Rockwell
(February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978)
Fictional superhero The Hulk was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
and was published by Marvel Comics. Lee said the Hulk’s creation
was inspired by a combination of Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde.
Kevin Joseph "Chuck" Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992)
Connors played the role of frontiersman Lucas McCain on the ABC-TV series The Rifleman (1958-1963). He was both a professional basketball and baseball player
before turning to acting.
Darlene Faye Gillespie was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Darlene Gillespie is a former child actress, most remembered as a singer
and dancer on the original The Mickey Mouse Club television series from
1955 to 1958 on ABC.
