Today's Birthdays 9/28
Today's Birthdays 9/28
#0Today's Birthdays 9/28
Posted: 9/27/06 at 11:04pm
Prosper Merimee 9/28/1803 - 9/23/1870 French dramatist, historian, archaeologist and short story writer, source material for Carmen - CARMEN JONES
Pedro De Cordoba 09/28/1881 - Sep 16, 1950 performer - ARMS & THE MAN (Lunt/Fontanne); film's Saboteur; GHOST BREAKERS; CRISIS
Elmer Rice 9/28/1892 - 5/8/1967 Producer, Writer, Source Material, Director - origs STREET SCENE (Beulah Bondi); ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS; KNICKERBOCKER HOLIDAY (Walter Huston, Ray Middleton); KEY LARGO (Paul Muni, Uta Hagen, Tom Ewell, Karl Malden); DREAM GIRL; SABRINA FAIR; THE PONDER HEART; 5 FINGER EXERCISE; SILENT NIGHT, LONELY NIGHT; SKYSCRAPER; film's COUNSELLOR AT LAW; HOLIDAY INN
Al Capp 9/28/1909 - 11/5/1979 American cartoonist; Alfred Gerald Caplin, better known as Al Capp, was responsible for all the happenings in the fictitious hillbilly town of Dogpatch. From 1934 until 1977, Capp wrote and drew the cartoon, Li’l Abner, with its cast of wonderful characters, Mammy and Pappy Yokum, their son Abner, the lovely Daisy Mae, Fearless Fosdick and the lovable Schmoos. Al Capp even invented a holiday, Sadie Hawkins Day. Li’l Abner wasn’t just a funny comic strip. It became a Broadway show and a Hollywood movie, too. But above all else, Al Capp used the characters in the Sunday funnies for political satire.
Marcello Mastroianni 9/28/1924 - 12/19/1996 Italian actor; film's LA DOLCE VITA; MARRIAGE ITALIAN STYLE; A SPECIAL DAY
Brigitte Bardot 9/28/1934 French Actress; Bernard d'Ormale (16 August 1992 - present), Gunter Sachs (14 July 1966 - 1 October 1969) (divorced), Jacques Charrier (18 June 1959 - 20, November 1962) (divorced) 1 child, Roger Vadim (20 December 1952 - 6 December 1957) (divorced); After her life in the spotlight, Brigitte went on to become a leading spokesperson for animal rights and started the "Foundation Brigitte Bardot" dedicated solely to that cause; Breast cancer survivor. - film's AND GOD CREATED WOMAN; Dear Brigitte
Joel Higgins 09/28/1943 performer - origs SHENANDOAH; MUSIC IS; ANGEL; City of Angels [replacement]
J. T. Walsh 09/28/1943 - Feb 27, 1998 performer - 1979 RICHARD III (Al Pacino); LAST LICKS (Sally Kellerman, Ed Flanders); ROSE (Glenda Jackson, Jessica Tandy); 1982 MACBETH; GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Joe Montagna)
Matthew Cowles 09/28/1944 Husband of Christine Baranski (1983 - present), performer - MALCOLM (Alice Drummond, Estelle Parsons, s/b Doris Roberts); 1969 THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE; 1975 SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH (Chris Walken, Irene Worth)
John Sayles 9/28/1950 Movie writer-director-actor; film's THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEARE; MATEWAN; 8 MEN OUT; SUNSHINE STATE; CASA DE LOS BABYS; Sunshine State; Jurassic Park IV
Gregory Jbara 09/28/1961 performer; husband of Julie Jbara (Dec. 6, 1997- present), Rebecca Luker (divorced) - 2005 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; SERIOUS MONEY (Alec Baldwin, Kate Nelligan); 1989 BORN YESTERDAY (Madeline Kahn, Ed Asner); 1994 DAMN YANKEES; VICTOR/VICTORIA; tv's & film's World Trade Center; Grounded for Life; That's Life; The Out-of-Towners; tv's 1995 Victor/Victoria
SHOWS THAT OPENED ON THIS DATE:
1926 Anita Loos and her husband, John Emerson, have adapted her novel, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," to the stage. It opens tonight at the Times Square Theatre. June Walker starred in this comedy about a girl from Little Rock who collects wealthy men and costly gifts. It will run 199 performances and then open in London in 1928.
1936 Night Must Fall with Emlyn Williams, May Whitty
1961 Ossie Davis's new comedy, Purlie Victorious, opens tonight at the Cort Theatre. Davis himself stars in this production, which will be the basis for the 1963 film, "Gone are the Days" and the 1970 musical, Purlie. The comedy focuses around a young man from a small town in Georgia and his desire for the races to worship together in churches. Among Davis' co-stars are Ruby Dee, Godfrey Cambridge and Alan Alda. The production, which ran 261 performances, was directed by Howard Da Silva.
1967 Song of the Grasshopper with Alfred Drake, Diana Davila
1977 'Tis the season to be Bram Stoker, as one of two adaptations of his novel "Dracula" opens Off-Broadway tonight. The Passion of Dracula by Bob Hall and David Richmond haunts the Cherry Lane Theatre, with Christopher Bernau vamping it up as the notorious Count. On Oct. 20, Frank Langella will take on the role in the Broadway production of Dracula by John L Balderston and Hamilton Deane.
1978 The Crucifer of Blood with Paxton Whitehead, Glenn Close, Timothy Landfield
ON THIS DAY IN:
1066 William the Conqueror invaded England.
1961 - Richard Chamberlain played the part of handsome, young, Dr. Kildare for five years, beginning this day on NBC. Raymond Massey co-starred in the TV medidrama.
1961 - Hazel premiered on NBC-TV. The sitcom starred Shirley Booth in the title role, with Don DeFore as George Baxter and Whitney Blake as Dorothy Baxter (the family who Hazel adopted). She was their maid and housekeeper. Hazel was based on the Saturday Evening Post cartoon series by Ted Key.
(sources: IBDB, IMDB, NYT's ON THIS DAY, 440.com’s Those Were The Days, Playbill.com, MSNEntertainment.com, abacci.com)
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