Oscar Hammerstein I (left) was a businessman, theater manager and composer
in New York City. His passion for opera led him to open several opera houses,
and he rekindled opera’s popularity in America. In 1883 Oscar Hammerstein
patented the first cigar-rolling machine and began to make a fortune that he
promptly reinvested in theaters and concert halls. He was the grandfather
of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein ll.
27
Feb
PATENT FOR FIRST CIGAR-ROLLING MACHINE ON THIS DATE IN 1883
25
Feb
JIM BACKUS WAS BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1913
Jim Backus was a radio, television, film, and voice actor. Among his most
remembered roles… the voice of Mr. Magoo, Joan Davis’s husband on
TV’s I married Joan, and Thurston Howell, lll on the CBS-TV hit sitcom
Gilligan’s Island (1964 – 1967). Jim died on July 3, 1989. He was 76.
Jim Backus as Thurston Howell, lll in Gilligan’s Island
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25
Feb
BIG HIT ON THIS DATE IN 1967
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