Christopher Allen Lloyd is known for his roles as Emmett
"Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy (1985-1990),
Uncle Fester in The Addams Family (1991), and its sequel
Addams Family Values (1993), and Judge Doom in Who
Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). He rose to prominence as
Jim Ignatowski in the television series Taxi on ABC/NBC
from 1978-1983.
Lloyd began his acting career at age fourteen, joining an
apprenticeship in summer stock.
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CHRISTOPHER LLOYD IS 75 TODAY
CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1927
The George Washington Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the
Hudson River, connecting the Washington Heights neighborhood in the borough of
Manhattan in New York City to Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey.
Groundbreaking for the Bridge was on October 21, 1927. Construction soon began
with an estimated cost of $75,000,000. It was dedicated on October 24, 1931, and
opened to traffic the following day.The bridge was the world’s longest suspension
bridge at the time. It was initially named the “Hudson River Bridge”.
RADIO SHOW DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1930
Based on the popular characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes aired on coast-to-coast radio
beginning Monday October 20, 1930 and ran until June 5, 1955. Over
time, there were 574 broadcasts on the NBC, Mutual and ABC network
stations.
The original cast featured William Gillette as Holmes and Leigh Lovell
as Dr. Watson. The first sponsor was George Washington Coffee. The
announcer was Joseph Bell.
RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1962
"Big Girls Don’t Cry" was written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio. It
hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 17, 1962,
and spent five weeks in the top position. It also made it to
number one, for three weeks, on Billboard’s Rhythm and
Blues survey.
HORROR VILLAIN BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1931
Béla Lugosi (Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó)
(20 October 1882 – 16 August 1956)
The Hungarian actor was immortalized as Count Dracula in
the original 1931 movie along with various other horror films.
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