MIKE GRACIA
Film director, writer, producer, and actor Quentin Tarantino
is 60 years old today.
Tarantino’s work has been subject to controversy and
has garnered a cult following, as well as critical and
commercial success. He has received two Academy
Awards and four Golden Globes.
1994
Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Chuck Berry died on this day in
history, March 18, 2017, at age 90.
Born as Charles Edward Anderson Berry on Oct. 18,
1926 in St. Louis, Missouri, Chuck Berry was exposed
to music through his parents and his church.
On March 17, 461 A.D., Saint Patrick, Christian missionary,
bishop and apostle of Ireland, died at Saul, Downpatrick,
Ireland. Today he is honored with the annual holiday of St.
Patrick’s Day.
Joseph Anthony Pepitone
(October 9, 1940 – March 13, 2023)
Pepitone was a professional baseball first baseman and
outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB)
for the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Chicago
Cubs, and Atlanta Braves from 1962 to 1973 and for the
Yakult Atoms of Nippon Professional Baseball in 1973.
Pepitone was a three-time MLB All-Star and won three
Gold Glove Awards.
SANDY KOZEL
Walter Matthau, left, and Art Carney on Broadway in Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple.
Neil Simon Broadway play The Odd Couple debuted in 1965
and starred Walter Matthau (who would go to play the same
role in the film) and Art Carney as Felix Ungar. Matthau won
a Tony award for his portrayal, one of a slew of accolades
the play received.
