Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic
Entertainer “Weird Al” is known for his parodies of popular songs
, like "Eat It," and "Like a Surgeon.” His career started with his
favorite instrument the accordion after a door-to-door salesman
offered his parents a choice between accordion lessons or guitar
lessons. Besides being a songwriter, record producer/video director
he has also written two children’s books…When I grow Up and My
New Teacher and Me!
Annette Joanne Funicello (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013)
Funicello began her professional career as a child performer at the
age of twelve. She rose to prominence as one of the most popular
"Mouseketeers" on the original Mickey Mouse Club. As a teenager,
she transitioned to a successful career as a singer with the pop singles
"O Dio Mio," "Tall Paul" and "Pineapple Princess", as well as establishing
herself as a film actress, popularizing the successful "Beach Party" genre
alongside co-star Frankie Avalon during the mid-1960s.
In 1992, Funicello announced that she had been diagnosed with multiple
sclerosis. She died of complications from the disease at age 70.
1963
MIKE GRACIA
Debbie Reynolds with daughter Carrie
Carrie Frances Fisher is 60 today.
Fisher wrote the bestselling novel, Postcards from the Edge. She appeared
in Las Vegas shows with her mother when she was twelve.
Bela Lugosi (Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó)
(October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956)
Bela Lugosi was a Hungarian-born actor, famous for portraying Count
Dracula in the original 1931 film and for his roles in various other horror
films including The Black Cat (1934) and The Raven (1935). He dropped
out of school when he was twelve years old, and began appearing in
Shakespeare plays.
The Bob White Theatre marquee and auditorium – 64th and SE
Foster, Portland, Ore. (Delano Collection).
2015
The Bob White Theater was built in 1924 and has had many lifetimes. It was home
to epic Russ Meyer films for years, country music themed films, then Vietnamese language films. In its final days, it was the residence and workshop of a restorer
and collector of pipe organs.
