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September 5, 1959 – The Merrie Melodies short, Bonanza Bunny, directed by Bob McKimson, and starring Bugs Bunny, was released on this date. Blacque Jacques Shellacque was wanted for claim jumping, pogo sticking, and square dance calling, according to the poster. Pogo sticks were a popular postwar children’s toy, along with the hula hoop andContinue reading “Bonanza Bunny premiered”

September 5, 1981 –Soft Cell’s single Tainted Love was at No.1 on the UK singles chart on this date. This is a cover of a 1964 song by the American soul singer Gloria Jones, whose original version was released as the B-side of her single My Bad Boy’s Comin’ Home. A club DJ named RichardContinue reading “Don’t touch me please”

It’s the last thing your guest remember before the pass out at the table Happy Eat an Extra Dessert Day.

September 4, 1942 – Warner Brothers war time drama Across the Pacific, directed by John Huston’s and reunited cast members Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor and Sydney Greenstreet, from The Maltese Falcon, opened on this date. Much of the action takes place upon a Japanese freighter named the “Genoa Maru“. There was a real Japanese cargoContinue reading “Across the Pacific premiered”

September 4, 1953 –The science fiction film Project Moonbase, based on a story by Robert A. Heinlein and directed by Richard Talmadge was released in the US on this date. This movie and Cat-Women of the Moon were made using the some of the same sets and costumes. The two films were then released withinContinue reading “The thrills come rocketing to the screen”

September 4, 1937 – The Merrie Melodies short, Speaking of the Weather, directed by Frank Tashlin, was released on this date. References to the animation staff appear in the backgrounds. The cover of the Police Gazette mentions a sports review from Ray Katz. Melvin Millar, Friz Freleng, Volney White, and R. Wolfe are mentioned onContinue reading “Speaking of the Weather premiered”

September 4, 1954 – The Looney Tunes short, Gone Batty, directed by Bob McKimson, and starring Bobo the Elephant, was released on this date. During Bobo’s run around the bases, an ad on the outfield fence reads COHEN Ties. One of the animators on this short was Herman Cohen.

September 4, 1971 –Paul and Linda McCartney single from the album, Ram, Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey went to No.1 on the Billboard charts on this date. This was the first No. 1 single by a Beatle after the group’s break-up. Linda McCartney is credited as a co-writer on this song with Paul. She sang background andContinue reading “We’re so sorry if we caused you any pain”

The Temptations sang, It was the 3rd of September, that day I’ll always remember in their song Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone. This was written by the Motown songwriters Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield, and produced by Whitfield. It was first recorded by The Undisputed Truth, but Whitfield also had The Temptations record it, withContinue reading “Wherever he laid his hat was his home”

September 3, 1969 –The stop-motion western, The Valley of Gwangi, directed by Jim O’Connolly, and starring James Franciscus, Richard Carlson, and Gila Golan premiered on this date. This is the last dinosaur film Ray Harryhausen worked on. When this film was first conceived it was supposed to have been a follow-up to King Kong, butContinue reading “The Valley of Gwangi premiered”