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The Great Gatsby premiered

July 13, 1949 – Paramount Picture’s releases second film adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic, The Great Gatsby, starring Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey, Ruth Hussey, Barry Sullivan, Shelley Winters, and Howard Da Silva, opened in the US on this date. The original director was John Farrow. However, he was replaced with ElliottContinue reading “The Great Gatsby premiered”

The video that started a fashion trend

July 12, 1984 –Madonna’s Like a Virgin video premiered on MTV on this date and became an instant hit. The songwriting team of Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg wrote Like A Virgin. Other songs they have written include Eternal Flame by the Bangles, So Emotional by Whitney Houston, True Colors by Cyndi Lauper, and AloneContinue reading “The video that started a fashion trend”

Boyz N the Hood opened

July 12, 1991 –John Singleton directorial debut, Boyz N the Hood, starring Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., Morris Chestnut, Larry Fishburne, Nia Long, Regina King, and Angela Bassett, went into general release on this date. (John Singleton’s Oscar nomination for Best Director at the age of 24 made him the youngest director to ever receiveContinue reading “Boyz N the Hood opened”

We caught our first glimpse of Northern Exposure

July 12, 1990 – Viewers first met Dr. Joel Fleischman and the folks in Cicely, Alaska when Northern Exposure premiered on CBS TV on this date. The mural for Roslyn’s Café in the opening credits is an actual café. The apostrophe and an S was added in since the show is supposed to take placeContinue reading “We caught our first glimpse of Northern Exposure”

Fear not – It’s happening again

If you missed seeing Manhattanhenge last night, (as unfortunately I did – I’m in an undisclosed location with the mishpachah celebrating.) you could try again tonight at 8:22 pm ET (enjoy it for me.). Those Illuminati are generous, aren’t they? (And hey, pay attention to the traffic lights. Don’t ruin my birthday by getting runContinue reading “Fear not – It’s happening again”

Uncle Miltie and so many more

Happy Birthday one and all July 12, 1908 –Milton Berle was an Emmy-winning American comedian who was born Milton Berlinger, on this date. As the manic host of NBC’s Texaco Star Theater (1948-1955), he was the first major star of television. He became known as Uncle Miltie to millions during TV’s Golden Age. That’s allContinue reading “Uncle Miltie and so many more”

It’s strange to think these both came out on the same day

July 11, 1969 –The Rolling Stones released Honky Tonk Women on this date. The Stones started recording this as a country song based on Hank Williams’ Honky Tonk Blues. They made it into a rocker for release as a single and released the country version, Country Honk, a few months later on Let It Bleed.Continue reading “It’s strange to think these both came out on the same day”