August 19, 1969 –
The film adaptation of Arlo Guthrie’s song Alice’s Restaurant, directed by Arthur Penn and starring Arlo Guthrie, Pat Quinn, James Broderick, Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, and William Obanhein, opened on this date
After discovering that the character Officer Obie was modeled after him, actual Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Sheriff William Obanhein demanded that he play the role himself. His reason: “If anyone is going to make a fool out of me, it might as well be me!“
The Haus of Dcaligari 