March 15, 1946 –Columbia Pictures released Charles Vidor’s film-noir classic, Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth and Glen Ford on this date. Harry Cohn was worried about bad publicity affecting Rita Hayworth’s box-office pull; her marriage to Orson Welles was a constant worry for him. Hayworth and Welles were, in fact, in the middle of one ofContinue reading “Gilda premiered”
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Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
March 15, 1972 – In honor of the greatest film ever made about pasta sauce and risk-aversion management, The Godfather premiered in New York City on this date. There are many great religious debates that have raged throughout the world—the Great Schism, the entire plot of The Mahabharata, the Diet of Worms, Henry VIII vs.Continue reading “Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”
Jealous Guy topped the charts
March 14, 1981 –Roxy Music had their only U.K. No. 1 single with their version of John Lennon’s Jealous Guy, on this date. Roxy Music recorded this as a tribute to Lennon, who was murdered on December 8, 1980. Bryan Ferry performs the whistling solo on the Roxy Music version. The Roxy frontman’s whistling prowessContinue reading “Jealous Guy topped the charts”
The Prisoner of Second Avenue broke out
March 14, 1975 –Melvin Frank’s film adaptation of Neil Simon’s comedy The Prisoner of Second Avenue, starring Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft, opened in NYC, on this date. The Prisoner of Second Avenue play was inspired by real life events relating to one of writer Neil Simon’s relatives, his then wife’s uncle. The man wasContinue reading “The Prisoner of Second Avenue broke out”
The rich could only be happy alone together
March 14, 1957 – A television adaption for Playhouse 90 of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s unfinished last novel The Last Tycoon, (one of the 152 live TV dramas John Frankenheimer directed between 1952 and 1960) starring Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, Viveca Lindfors, and Peter Lorre premiered on this date. Fitzgerald’s unfinished Hollywood novel The Last TycoonContinue reading “The rich could only be happy alone together”
Be a bit like Pi:
Irrational, but well-rounded. Today is Pi Day! Pi Day was founded by Physicist Larry Shaw in 1988. Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts (read – lonely shut-ins) around the world on March 14th. π was first used as a mathematical symbol in 1706 by William Jones. Albert Einstein’s parents conveniently arranged for him toContinue reading “Be a bit like Pi:”
I have no recollection of this one
March 13, 2005 –The comedy-variety program, Kelsey Grammer Presents The Sketch Show premiered on FOX-TV, on this date. Six episodes were made but only four episodes aired and the remaining two were supposed to air April 2005 but FOX decided to ended the show’s season early and later cancel it.
The Ropers aired on their own
March 13, 1979 – A spin-off from the Three’s Company series, The Ropers, starring Norman Fell and Audra Lindley premiered on ABC TV, on this date. When the network proposed the spin-off of Three’s Company, focusing on the Ropers, Audra Lindley was excited and wanted to go ahead, but Norman Fell wasn’t too keen onContinue reading “The Ropers aired on their own”
Happy Birthday Donald (maybe?)
March 13, 1949 –Donald Fauntleroy Duck’s birthday is officially recognized as June 9, 1934, the day his debut film was released, but in The Three Caballeros, his birthday is given as simply Friday the 13th. In Donald’s Happy Birthday, the cartoon gives his birthday as March 13. (The best guess is this would be Donald’sContinue reading “Happy Birthday Donald (maybe?)”
Lady Madonna went on sale
March 13, 1968 –The Beatles release the single Lady Madonna in the UK on this date. Paul McCartney said that this song is a tribute to women everywhere. It was inspired by a photo of a woman in Vietnam suckling her child, over the caption “Mountain Madonna.” The photo appeared in the January 1965 issueContinue reading “Lady Madonna went on sale”
The Haus of Dcaligari 