“The Candy Man" spent three weeks at the number one spot on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart and two weeks atop the adult contemporary
chart. The song featured vocals by the Mike Curb Congregation. It
soon became Sammy’s signature song.
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#1 RECORD ON THIS DATE IN 1972
JUDY GARLAND (JUNE 10, 1922–JUNE 22, 1969)
Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Judy Garland attained
international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a
recording artist and on the concert stage. She received a juvenile Academy
Award, won a Golden Globe Award, as well as Grammy Awards and a special
Tony Award. Judy was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for
her role in the 1954 musical film A Star is Born and for Best Supporting Actress
for her performance in the film, Judgment at Nuremberg (1961). At 40 years of
age, Judy Garland was the youngest recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award for
lifetime achievement in the motion picture industry. She is most identified as
Dorothy in the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz.
DONALD DUCK DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1934
The Wise Little Hen is a Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies cartoon, based on
the fairy tale The Little Red Hen. The cartoon marked the debut of Donald
Duck. It was released on June 9, 1934.
JOHNNY DEPP TURNED 48 TODAY
Johnny Depp won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award
for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s Fox television series
21 Jump Street. Turning to film, he played in A Nightmare On Elm Street
(1984), What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Donnie Brasco (1997), and is
best known for his current portrayals in the Pirates of the Caribbean films
(The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Dead Man’s Chest (2006), and At
World’s End (2007). Depp was named twice as the Sexiest man alive by
People magazine in 2003 and 2009.
NANCY SINATRA IS 71 TODAY
Singer and actress Nancy Sandra Sinatra is the daughter of singer/actor Frank
Sinatra, and remains best known for her 1966 Signature hit “These Boots Are
Made for Walkin”. Other recordings include “ Sugar Town” in 1966, the 1967
number one "Somethin’ Stupid” (a duet with her father), and the title song from
the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice.
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