MIKE GRACIA
Singer John J. (Cougar) Mellencamp is 71 years old today.
Mellencamp has sold over 30 million albums in the US and
over 60 million worldwide.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, followed by an induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
in 2018.
TIM MAGUIRE
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955)
After his death in a car crash on September 30, 1955, Dean became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy
Award nomination for Best Actor for his role in East of
Eden. Upon receiving a second nomination for his role in
Giant the following year.
SANDY KOZEL
Rudolph Valentino
(nicknamed The Latin Lover)
(May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926)
1922
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta
AMC Theatres announced Thursday that it will play Grease in 135
of its theaters this weekend as a way of paying tribute to the
Paramount film’s iconic star, the late Olivia Newton-John. She
died Aug. 15 at her ranch in Southern California.
The cost per moviegoer will be $5, with $1 of every ticket sold
going to AMC’s charitable fund, AMC Cares. The proceeds will
be donated to breast cancer research.
First released in 1978, Grease is still considered one of the most enduring film musicals of all time.
Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022)
Olivia Newton-John, beloved actress and singer best known for
her role as Sandy Olsson in Grease and for hits such as 1981’s “Physical,” died on Monday (Aug. 8) at her ranch in California. She
was 73 years old.
It was announced in May of 2017 that Newton-John’s breast
cancer from past years had returned and metastasized to her lower
back. Her back pains had initially been misdiagnosed. She was
experiencing a great deal of pain from the metastatic bone lesions
and had openly spusing cannabis oil to ease her pain. Her daughter Chloe owns a cannabis farm in Oregon.
