The landmark film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" was released on
this day in history, June 11, 1982.

Then 34-year-old director Steven Spielberg reportedly drew
on his own experiences as an unusually imaginative, often-
lonely child of divorce for his science-fiction classic.

With Steven Spielberg as its director, the film starred Henry
Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert McNaughton and Dee
Wallace. 

Director Steven Spielberg with E.T.

TIM MAGUIRE

     
     
     
 
    
    
    
    
 John Wayne (Marion Robert Morrison)
(May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979)

1939

Judy Garland (Frances Ethel Gumm)
(June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969)

Judy Garland was a actress, singer, and dancer.  she received
a Golden Globe Award, a Special Tony Award and was one of
twelve in history to receive an Academy Juvenile Award.

Garland won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for her
1961 live recording, Judy at Carnegie Hall; she was the first
woman to win that award.

Throughout her career she recorded, her signature song, and
the Christmas classic "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."

Garland’s birthplace in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, is now a museum dedicated to her life and career.

Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the
United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the
Second Continental Congress.    

Ray Charles Robinson Sr.
(September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004)

Ray Charles was an singer, songwriter and pianist. He is regarded
as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history,
and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius."

Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called
"Brother Ray." Charles was blinded during childhood, possibly
due to glaucoma.    
   
Ray Charles died on June 10, 2004, at age 73, of complications
resulting from liver failure at his home in Beverly Hills, California.

Statue in Ray Charles Plaza in Albany, Georgia.