(Fox News) – Dozens of German warships that sank during World
War II have resurfaced in the Danube River near Prahovo, Serbia.
The vessels – exposed due to the river’s low water levels – were
among hundreds of Nazi Germany’s Black Sea fleet that retreated
from Soviet forces in 1944.
Apocalypse Now, the acclaimed Vietnam War film directed by
Francis Ford Coppola, opened in theaters around the United
States on August 15, 1979.
The film, inspired in part by Joseph Conrad’s 1899 novella
Heart of Darkness, among other sources, told the story of
an Army captain (played by Martin Sheen) and crew of men
who are sent into the Cambodian jungle to kill a U.S. Special
Forces colonel (Marlon Brando) who has gone AWOL and is
thought to be crazy. Apocalypse Now, which co-starred Robert
Duvall and Dennis Hopper, became notorious for its long,
difficult production, which included budget problems, shooting
delays due to bad weather on the Philippines set, a heart attack
for Sheen and a nervous breakdown for Coppola.
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning, it smells like
victory.”
Francis Ford Coppola became 83 in April.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
Stephen Glenn Martin an actor, comedian, writer, producer,
and musician. He has won five Grammy Awards, a Primetime
Emmy Award, and was awarded an Honorary Academy Award
at the Academy’s 5th Annual Governors Awards in 2013. He’s
77 today.
In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Martin at sixth place in a list
of the 100 greatest stand-up comics.
In 2009, Martin released his first all-music album, The Crow:
New Songs for the 5-String Banjo with appearances from
stars such as Dolly Parton.The album won the Grammy
Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2010.
1987
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CAMILLE BOHANNON
Singer Tony Bennett (Anthony Dominick Benedetto) is
96 today.
