A 1983 Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark, and based on Jean
Shepherd‘s semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book In God We Trust: All
Others Pay Cash, with some elements from his 1971 book Wanda Hickey’s
Night of Golden Memories.
Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen turned 46 on April 16.
A rare behind-the-scenes photo.
1930’s
ROSS SIMPSON
On this day in 1944, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the wartime relocation of Japanese-Americans, but also stated that undeniably
loyal Americans of Japanese ancestry could not be detained.
The United States began the heaviest bombing of North Vietnam
during the Vietnam War on this day in 1972. The attack ended 12
days later.
On this day in 1892, Tchaikovsky’s "The Nutcracker" publicly
premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia.
“Snow Flakes” from the 1892 production of “The Nutcracker.”
Steven Allan Spielberg is 71 years old today. He was
born in Cincinnati, OH.
Celebrated director Steven Spielberg achieved box office
records with the blockbuster films Jaws (1975) E.T. (1982)
and Jurassic Park (1993). He received the Academy Award
for Best Director for the films Schindler’s List (1993) and
Saving Private Ryan (1998). He also directed the action/
adventure classic trilogy Indiana Jones, starring Harrison
Ford, in the ’80s.
This 1971 film is the directing debut of Steven Spielberg.
Thomas (Tim) Daniel Conway was born in Willoughby, Ohio.
Comedian Tim Conway is most known for starring on CBS’s The Carol
Burnett Show (1967-1978) and for his role as Ensign Charles Parker on
the ABC sitcom McHale’s Navy (1962-1966). He also provided the voice
for Barnacle Boy on the Nickelodeon animated TV series SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-present). Tim took a job answering mail at a local Cleveland radio station after graduating college.
From left: Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Carol Burnett, Lyle
Waggoner and Vicki Lawrence. The cast of The Carol Burnett
Show.
SANDY KOZEL
U.S. forces captured ousted dictator Saddam Hussein on this
day in 2003.
Authorities in Poland imposed martial law on this day in 1981 in an
attempt to crackdown on the Solidarity labor movement. Martial law
ended formally in 1983.
In America on this day in 1862, an estimated 11,000 Northern
troops were killed or wounded when Union forces were defeated
by the Confederates under the command of General Robert E.
Lee, at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
The Korean war campaign for the Chosin Reservoir began on
this day in 1950.
Richard Wayne Van Dyke is 92 years old today.
Van Dyke of The Dick Van Dyke Show on CBS from 1961 – 1966
and Diagnosis: Murder on CBS from 1993 – 2001. He won a SAG
Life Achievement Award in 2012 and a Disney Legend Award in
1998. He starred in the 1964 classic Mary Poppins and was also
cast in the film’s sequel, Mary Poppins Returns, which is slated
for a 2018 release.
During the late 1940s, Van Dyke was a radio DJ in Danville, IL.
and served as a radio announcer in the United States Army Air
Corps during World War II and later transferred to the Special
Services as an entertainer.
Robert William Barker was born in Darrington, Washington.
Former host of CBS’s Truth or Consequences (1956 to 1974) and The Price
Is Right from 1972 to 2007, making it the longest-running daytime game show
in North American television history. Barker has had some health problems
including prostate surgery and several mild bouts with skin cancer.
