Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (April 16, 1921 – March 28, 20004)
British born Ustinov was the winner of numerous awards during his
career, including two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor,
Emmy Awards Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards for acting. He
made his stage debut in 1938 at the prestigious Players’ Theater
prior to serving in the British Army.
From left: Kirk Douglas and Peter Ustinov in a scene from “Spartacus”
in 1960.
Original air dates on NBC: April 16, 1935 to October 2, 1959
FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY REHEARSE WITH HARLOW WILCOX (right) AND THEIR MUSICAL DIRECTOR, BILLY MILLS.
The single spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and nine
weeks atop the easy listening (now adult contemporary) chart, becoming
Frank’s second gold single as certified by the RIAA and Nancy’s third. It
was the first and only instance of a father-daughter number-one song in
America.
Frank and Nancy Sinatra recording ‘Somethin’ Stupid’.
Sunday, April 15, 1956, is membered as "C-Day" at WMAQ-TV. It was described
by Broadcasting-Telecasting magazine as "a daring breakthrough the black-and-
white curtain." At 4:15 PM, Robert W. Sarnoff, then President of NBC, pushed a
button and ushered in a new era in television. Channel 5 became the world’s first
all-color TV station as "Wide, Wide World" carried the event to 110 NBC-TV
affiliated stations across the country.
Robert W. Sarnoff
Roy Linwood Clark was born in Meherrin, Virginia.
Country music star Roy Clark hosted Hee Haw for 20 years on
CBS. He also released the hit song "Yesterday, When I Was
Young” in 1969.
