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.

TIM MAGUIRE

Comedian & film maker Mel Brooks is 96 today.
(born Melvin Kaminsky in New York City)

On June 7, 1972, the production opened at the Broadhurst
Theatre on Broadway, and on November 21, it moved to the
Royale Theatre there, where it ran until January 27, 1980.

For the five final weeks of the run, the show moved to the
larger Majestic Theatre. By the time it closed on April 13,
1980, it had run 3,388 performances.