Ginger Rogers (Virginia Katherine McMath) Independence, MO.
(July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995)
Ginger Rogers appeared as the dance partner of Fred Astaire in a number
of classic movie musicals, such as Top Hat, Swing Time, and The Gay
Divorce. Her classic line, "Cigarette me, big boy," in the 1930 film Young
Man of Manhattan became a much-quoted catchphrase during the 1930s.
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire danced together in 10 movies.
Martin Landau (June 20, 1928 – July 15, 2017) born in Brooklyn,
New York.
Landau died at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles,
California on Saturday,July 15. He had been briefly hospitalized and,
according to his representative, died of “unexpected complications”
Martin Landau’s film career started in the 1950s, with early appearances
including a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock‘s North by Northwest
(1959). He played regular roles in the CBS-TV series Mission: Impossible
(for which he received several Emmy Award nominations and a Golden
Globe Award) and Space: 1999.
George Andrew Romero (February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017)
Both the Los Angeles Times and Variety are reporting movie maestro
George A. Romero died today of lung cancer. The writer/director is
known for his Night of the Living Dead franchise.
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Live Aid was a charity concert, organized by Bob Geldof
and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing
Ethiopian famine. The event was held simultaneously at
the Wembley Stadium in London (UK) and the John F.
Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia (USA) on July 13, 1985
and was broadcasted internationally via satellite television.
On this day in 1863, opponents of the Civil War draft began three
days of rioting in New York City, which resulted in more than 1,000 casualties.
It was on this day in 1977.
Harrison Ford is 75 years old today.
Iconic actor Harrison Ford’s memorable characters include Han Solo from the
original Star Wars trilogy, Indiana Jones, and Rick Deckard from the 1982 sci-
fi classic Blade Runner. He earned Golden Globe Award nominations for his
roles in Witness, The Mosquito Coast, The Fugitive and Sabrina.He was put
at the #1 position on Empire’s 1997 list of the Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time.
1997
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The establishment of full diplomatic relations between the United
States and Vietnam were announced by President Clinton on this
day in 1995.
Alexander Hamilton-Aaron Burr-Duel-Pistols on display in the JP
Morgan Chase Headquarters in NYC.
The abandoned U.S. space station Skylab returned to Earth. It
burned up in the atmosphere and showered debris over the
Indian Ocean and Australia on this day in 1979.
It was on this day in 1914, Babe Ruth debuted in the major leagues
with the Boston Red Sox.
