Peter Nero (Bernard Nierow) started his music training at the age of seven
and by the time he was fourteen, he was accepted to New York City’s High
School of Music and Art and won a scholarship to the Juilliard School Of
Music. He recorded his first album in 1961, and won a Grammy Award
that year for “Best New Artist”.

Jerry Lee Lewis and his new wife Myra before they left England

While on a British tour, rock singer Jerry Lee Lewis announced he had
married his third wife, Myra Gale Brown who was his 13-year-old first
cousin once removed. Lewis was 22 at the time and the publicity of
the marriage caused an uproar and the tour was cancelled after only
three concerts. 

The scandal followed Lewis home to the US, and as a result, he was
blacklisted from radio and almost vanished from the music scene. He
was even dropped by Dick Clark from his shows.

His marriage, to Myra lasted for 13 years, from December 1957 to
December 1970. They had two children together:

Jerry Lee and Myra as they arrive back in Memphis, Tenn.

“The Killer” today at 77

Tales of Tomorrow is a anthology science fiction series that was aired live
on the ABC television network from 1951 to 1953. The series covered such 
stories as Frankenstein, starring Lon Chaney, Jr., 20,000 Leagues Under 
the Sea starring Thomas Mitchell as Captain Nemo. Other stars appearing
in the series included Boris Karloff, Gene Lockhart, and Paul Newman A
similar program, Twilight Zone, came along later on CBS beginning in 1959.

The idea for Tales of Tomorrow, a blend mystery and science fiction, was
developed by Theodore Sturgeon (below) and Mort Abrahamson. The
initial sponsors of the series were Kreisler Watch Bands and C.H.
Masland & Sons Carpets.. 

                  
                   Science fiction and horror writer and critic 
                    Theodore Sturgeon. He died May 8, 1985
                    in Eugene, Oregon at age 67.  

Paul Newman (left) had his first credited TV or film appearance with a 
small but notable part in a 1952 episode of Tales of Tomorrow entitled
"Ice from Space".

Let It Be is a 1970 documentary film about The Beatles rehearsing
and recording songs for the Let It Be album in January of 1969. The
film features a rooftop concert by the group, their last performance
in public. It was originally planned as a television documentary that
would accompany a concert broadcast, but when the TV plans were
cancelled, the project became a feature film and the final original
Beatles release.

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr
collectively won an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score
for the film.