Television and Stage: In 1946, Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin made their stage debut together as a comedy team…Roseanne Barr made headlines, and they were not positive, for singing (or screeching) the National Anthem at the San Diego Padres baseball game in 1990. It was “Working Women’s Night” at the ballpark, and having Roseanne sing […]
Television Short-lived daytime talk show “America Alive!,” hosted by Jack Linkletter, debuted on NBC in 1978. Bruce Jenner (now known as Caitlyn Jenner) was one of the show’s traveling co-hosts…CBS sitcom “Morton & Hayes,” produced and hosted by Rob Reiner, began its six episode run in 1991…Real people took on the role of detectives to solve a fictional double homicide in the […]
Skydance Media, responsible for feature-length films such as Jack Reacher, World War Z, Terminator Genisys, True Grit, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Star Trek Beyond, and dozens more, has revealed the first look at Blush, a short film created in partnership with Apple TV+. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film festival this past June 13th […]
Television: Half-hour western “The Gene Autry Show,“ featuring the singing cowboy, began its six season run on CBS in 1950. Pat Buttram (pre con artist Mr. Haney on “Green Acres”) was his sidekick…The first Arby’s restaurant opened in 1964 in the town of Boardman, Ohio. Owners Forrest and Leroy Raffel wanted to call their restaurants “Big Tex”, but that name was already used elsewhere…Vanessa Williams relinquished her Miss […]
Television: ABC drama “China Beach,” which was set during the Vietnam War, concluded in 1991 after after 64 episodes. It debuted on April 26, 1988…”Dear John,” the NBC sitcom that starred Judd Hirsch, ended its four-season run in 1992… Dylan Walsh and Julian McMahon portrayed plastic surgeons in South Florida in the drama “Nip/Tuck” which debuted on FX in 2003. The series became […]
Television: “Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts” concluded its 10-season run on CBS in 1958…Neil Armstrong became the first person to step on the Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT) in 1969…”Entertainment Tonight” host Mary Hart insured her legs for $2 million at Lloyd’s of London in 1987…“The Daily Show,” initially hosted by Craig Kilborn, premiered on Comedy Central in 1996. Jon Stewart took over as the host from […]
Television: Dance show “The Arthur Murray Party” debuted on ABC in 1950. The show was hosted by dancers Arthur and Kathryn Murray, who each week performed a mystery dance and the viewer who correctly identified the dance would receive two free lessons at a local studio. It ultimately ran for 10 seasons, and appeared on the long-defunct DuMont network, CBS and […]
