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Posted: 7/8/04 at 1:03pm
Gertrude Niesen 07/08/1911 - Mar 27, 1975 performer – ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1936 (Eve Arden, Josephine Baker, Fanny Brice [her last Bway appearance], Judy Canova, Bob Hope, Nicholas Bros.)
Walter Kerr 07/08/1913 - Oct 9, 1996 writer, lyricist, dir.; husband of Jean Kerr (1943-1996) his death; Pulitzer Prize-winning drama critic: New York Herald Tribune, New York Times - SONG OF BERNADETTE; KING OF HEARTS; GOLDILOCKS; Broadway’s Ritz Theater renamed for him.
Pamela Brown 07/08/1917 - Sep 18, 1975 performer – 1947 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Margaret Rutherford, John Gielgud, Jane Baxter); The Lady's Not For Burning; film's Wuthering Heights, Cleopatra, Victoria Regina, Alice in Wonderland
Craig Stevens 07/08/1918 - 5/10/2000 performer; married to Alexis Smith (49 yrs.) – At Home Abroad (Bea Lillie, Ethel Waters, Eddie Foy, Jr., Reginald Gardner); HERE’S TO LOVE (Janis Page, Fred Gwynn, Michael Bennett, Bayoork Lee); TV’s & film's PETER GUNN; Drums in the Deep South, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Ann Thomas 07/08/1920 - Apr 28, 1989 performer; Began acting at age 4, in a Metropolitan Opera production of "The Merchant of Venice." By 1930, she was known for her gravelly voice, studied Brooklyn accent and her comical portrayals of secretaries and switchboard operators – Having a Wonderful Time (Jules Garfield aka John Garfield, Sheldon Leonard, Cornel Wilde); HOME IS THE HERO (Christopher Plummer, Peggy Ann Garner)
Paul E. Richards 07/08/1924 performer – A FAR COUNTRY (Steven Hill, Kim Stanley, Sam Wanamaker, Patrick O’Neal, Lili Darvas)
Barbara Loden 07/08/1932 - Sep 5, 1980 performer; married to Elia Kazan [1967-1980] – AFTER THE FALL (Faye Dunnaway, Hal Holbrook, Jason Robards, Jr., David Wayne), film SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS; Wild River; The Glass Menagerie
Marty Feldman 07/08/1933 - 12/2/1982 performer – YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (“What hump?”), SILENT MOVIE; Yellowbeard
Steve Lawrence 7/8/1935 performer; married to Eydie Gorme – WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN (w/Robert Alda, Sally Ann Howes, Barry Newman); GOLDEN RAINBOW (w/Eydie)
Marcia Rodd 07/08/1940 performer – LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS (James Coco, Linda Lavin, Doris Roberts)
Anjelica Huston 07/08/1951 performer; Walter’s granddaughter & John’s daughter – 1969 HAMLET (Nicol Williamson, Francesca Annis, Constance Cummings, Roger Livesey), Oscar for PRIZZI’S HONOR
Kevin Bacon 07/08/1958 performer; married to Kyra Sedgwick– AN ALMOST HOLY PICTURE; tv's & film’s Apollo 13, JFK, A Few Good Men, The River Wild, Footloose, Murder in the First, The Air Up There, The Guiding Light, Wild Things, My Dog Skip
Valarie Pettiford 07/08/1960 performer – BIG DEAL (Wayne Cilento, Cady Huffman)
Billy Crudup 07/08/1968 performer – ARCADIA (Victor Garber, Robert Sean Leonard); 1997 3 Sisters
SHOWS THAT OPENED ON THIS DATE:
1907 - Florenz Ziegfeld staged the first Ziegfeld Follies at the roof garden of the New York Theatre
1929 The new musical Show Girl starring Ruby Keeler opens tonight. During the out-of-town tryouts, Al Jolson came to the rescue when wife Keeler froze onstage, mid-show. Jolson jumped out of the audience, onto the stage and began to sing Keeler's next number, "Liza," in an effort to get the actress back on track.
ON THIS DAY IN:
1958 - The first gold record album presented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was awarded to the soundtrack LP, OKLAHOMA! for selling $1M in sales.
1967 Vivien Leigh dies today at 54. She won an Oscar for her performance as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind," Leigh also starred as Blanche DuBois in the Laurence Olivier-directed London premiere of A Streetcar Named Desire, a role she repeated on film. VL won a Tony for her role in the 1963 musical version of Tovarich (Book: David Shaw; Lyrics: Anne Croswell; Music: Lee Pockriss).
(sources: IBDB, NYT On This Day, playbill.com & 440.com’s Those Were The Days)
Milla
Walter Kerr 07/08/1913 - Oct 9, 1996 writer, lyricist, dir.; husband of Jean Kerr (1943-1996) his death; Pulitzer Prize-winning drama critic: New York Herald Tribune, New York Times - SONG OF BERNADETTE; KING OF HEARTS; GOLDILOCKS; Broadway’s Ritz Theater renamed for him.
Pamela Brown 07/08/1917 - Sep 18, 1975 performer – 1947 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Margaret Rutherford, John Gielgud, Jane Baxter); The Lady's Not For Burning; film's Wuthering Heights, Cleopatra, Victoria Regina, Alice in Wonderland
Craig Stevens 07/08/1918 - 5/10/2000 performer; married to Alexis Smith (49 yrs.) – At Home Abroad (Bea Lillie, Ethel Waters, Eddie Foy, Jr., Reginald Gardner); HERE’S TO LOVE (Janis Page, Fred Gwynn, Michael Bennett, Bayoork Lee); TV’s & film's PETER GUNN; Drums in the Deep South, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Ann Thomas 07/08/1920 - Apr 28, 1989 performer; Began acting at age 4, in a Metropolitan Opera production of "The Merchant of Venice." By 1930, she was known for her gravelly voice, studied Brooklyn accent and her comical portrayals of secretaries and switchboard operators – Having a Wonderful Time (Jules Garfield aka John Garfield, Sheldon Leonard, Cornel Wilde); HOME IS THE HERO (Christopher Plummer, Peggy Ann Garner)
Paul E. Richards 07/08/1924 performer – A FAR COUNTRY (Steven Hill, Kim Stanley, Sam Wanamaker, Patrick O’Neal, Lili Darvas)
Barbara Loden 07/08/1932 - Sep 5, 1980 performer; married to Elia Kazan [1967-1980] – AFTER THE FALL (Faye Dunnaway, Hal Holbrook, Jason Robards, Jr., David Wayne), film SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS; Wild River; The Glass Menagerie
Marty Feldman 07/08/1933 - 12/2/1982 performer – YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (“What hump?”), SILENT MOVIE; Yellowbeard
Steve Lawrence 7/8/1935 performer; married to Eydie Gorme – WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN (w/Robert Alda, Sally Ann Howes, Barry Newman); GOLDEN RAINBOW (w/Eydie)
Marcia Rodd 07/08/1940 performer – LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS (James Coco, Linda Lavin, Doris Roberts)
Anjelica Huston 07/08/1951 performer; Walter’s granddaughter & John’s daughter – 1969 HAMLET (Nicol Williamson, Francesca Annis, Constance Cummings, Roger Livesey), Oscar for PRIZZI’S HONOR
Kevin Bacon 07/08/1958 performer; married to Kyra Sedgwick– AN ALMOST HOLY PICTURE; tv's & film’s Apollo 13, JFK, A Few Good Men, The River Wild, Footloose, Murder in the First, The Air Up There, The Guiding Light, Wild Things, My Dog Skip
Valarie Pettiford 07/08/1960 performer – BIG DEAL (Wayne Cilento, Cady Huffman)
Billy Crudup 07/08/1968 performer – ARCADIA (Victor Garber, Robert Sean Leonard); 1997 3 Sisters
SHOWS THAT OPENED ON THIS DATE:
1907 - Florenz Ziegfeld staged the first Ziegfeld Follies at the roof garden of the New York Theatre
1929 The new musical Show Girl starring Ruby Keeler opens tonight. During the out-of-town tryouts, Al Jolson came to the rescue when wife Keeler froze onstage, mid-show. Jolson jumped out of the audience, onto the stage and began to sing Keeler's next number, "Liza," in an effort to get the actress back on track.
ON THIS DAY IN:
1958 - The first gold record album presented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was awarded to the soundtrack LP, OKLAHOMA! for selling $1M in sales.
1967 Vivien Leigh dies today at 54. She won an Oscar for her performance as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind," Leigh also starred as Blanche DuBois in the Laurence Olivier-directed London premiere of A Streetcar Named Desire, a role she repeated on film. VL won a Tony for her role in the 1963 musical version of Tovarich (Book: David Shaw; Lyrics: Anne Croswell; Music: Lee Pockriss).
(sources: IBDB, NYT On This Day, playbill.com & 440.com’s Those Were The Days)
Milla
