Grable’s iconic 1943 pose was a World War II bestseller.

Elizabeth Ruth "Betty" Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973)

Grable’s 42 movies during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than
$100 million. She set a record of 12 consecutive years in the top 10
of box office stars. The Treasury Department in 1946-47 listed her
as the highest-salaried American woman. She earned more than
$3 million during her career. Betty Grable died of lung cancer at age
56 in Los Angeles, California.

Betty Grable made her film debut at the age of 12 as
a chorus girl in the 1929 film Happy Days.

ROSS SIMPSON

Steven Allan Spielberg is 70 years old today.

Spielberg charged friends and family to watch the 8mm adventure
films he made growing up. His 1968 short film Amblin’ inspired the
name of his future production company Amblin Entertainment. His
1977 science fiction feature Close Encounters of the Third Kind
was labeled "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"
by the U.S. Library of Congress and chosen for preservation
in the National Film Registry.

JOHN BELMONT

Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy and Kim Hunter in the Broadway production of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’.

Jessica Tandy taking a bow during a curtain call.

During the actual filming of "Fun in Acapulco", as Presley remained in Los
Angeles a Presley double was hired to dovetail his long shot scenes with
the rest of the crew while location filming was taking place. The movie
featured the Top 10 Billboard hit "Bossa Nova Baby" and reached #1 on
the national weekly box office charts a week after the assassination of
President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. The film would be Presley’s
last release before the arrival of Beatlemania and was the top-grossing
movie musical of 1963.