2014
James (Jay) Douglas Muir Leno is 72 today.
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr.
(16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977)
On April 16, 1889, future Hollywood legend Charlie Chaplin
was born Charles Spencer Chaplin in London, England.
Chaplin, one of the most financially successful stars of early
Hollywood, was introduced to the stage when he was five.
The son of London music hall entertainers, young Chaplin
was watching a show starring his mother when her voice
cracked. He was quickly shuffled onto the stage to finish
the act.
Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 – April 12, 2022)
The actor and stand-up comedian died from a rare genetic muscle
disease that can trigger a dangerously abnormal heartbeat.
Gottfried began performing at only 15-years-old, has also appeared
on television shows and in movies.
George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum)
(January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996)
George Burns has three stars on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame: a motion pictures star at 1639 Vine
Street, a television star at 6510 Hollywood Boulevard,
and a live performance star. Burns is also a member
of the Television Hall of Fame, where he and Gracie
Allen were both inducted in 1988.
The Famous comedy duo of George Burns and Gracie Allen.
George Burns & Gracie Allen were not only
married in real life, their work from the
mid-1930s through the mid-1950s made them
one of the biggest comedy duos in Hollywood.