Today in Hollywood History
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 57 of 57
1887-02-01 - Harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)
1910-09-11 - 1st commercially successful electric bus line opens (Hollywood)
1922-07-11 - The Hollywood Bowl opens.
1923-07-13 - The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles. It originally reads "Hollywoodland " but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949.
1927-05-18 - Grauman's Chinese Theater opens in Hollywood Calif
1929-01-13 - Humanist Society established, Hollywood Calif
1929-05-16 - In Hollywood, California, the first Academy Awards are handed out.
1930-12-23 - Bette Davis arrives in Hollywood under contract to Universal Studios
1932-09-18 - Actress Peg Entwistle commits suicide by jumping from the letter "H" in the Hollywood sign.
1936-06-01 - "Lux Radio Theater" moved from NYC to Hollywood
1937-07-19 - Joris Ivens' "Spanish Earth" premieres in Hollywood
1939-08-15 - "Wizard of Oz" premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood
Animator Walter Elias Disney
1940-11-10 - Walt Disney begins serving as an informer for the Los Angeles office of the FBI; his job is to report back information on Hollywood subversives.
1942-11-26 - "Casablanca" premieres at Hollywood Theatre, NYC
1945-10-05 - Hollywood Black Friday: A six month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers' studios.
1947-01-22 - 1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood CA
1947-10-20 - HUAC opens hearings into alleged Communist influence in Hollywood
1947-11-24 - Un-American Activities Committee finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists
1948-09-17 - KCOP TV channel 13 in Los Angeles/Hollywood, CA (IND) begins
1952-11-26 - 1st modern 3-D movie "Bwana Devil," premieres in Hollywood
1960-10-13 - 3rd presidential debate with Nixon in Hollywood & Kennedy in NY
1960-11-23 - Tinseltown dedicated its Walk of Fame at Hollywood Blvd & Vine St
1967-06-09 - Monkees appear at Hollywood Bowl
1968-01-12 - Nighttime version of "Hollywood Squares" premieres on NBC TV
1968-12-01 - Peggy Wilson wins LPGA Hollywood Lakes Golf Open
1970-02-07 - "Hollywood Palace," last airs on ABC TV
1975-10-21 - Elton John given a star in Hollywood
Singer Elton John
1977-05-06 - "Beatles at Hollywood Bowl," released in UK
1979-03-28 - Lazarus & Vosburgh's "Day in Hollywood & night in Ukraine," premieres
1979-09-27 - Elton John, sick with flu, collapse on Hollywood Universal Ampitheater
1979-10-10 - Fleetwood Mac gets a star in Hollywood
1980-05-01 - "Day in Hollywood, A Night..." opens at John Golden NYC for 588 perf
1980-06-24 - Affirmed wins $500,000 Hollywood Cup, 1st horse to win $2 million
1981-06-14 - No Nukes concert at Hollywood Bowl
1981-09-27 - "Day in Hollywood, A Night..," closes at John Golden NY after 588 perf
1984-11-10 - Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Chief's Crown, Eillo, Lashkari, Outstandingly, Princess Rooney, Royal Heroine, Wild Again at Hollywood
1985-03-27 - Billy Dee Williams receives a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
1986-01-23 - "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" opens at Ritz Theater NYC for 13 perfs
1986-02-02 - "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" closes at Ritz NYC after 13 perfs
1986-08-28 - Tina Turner's star unveiled in Hollywood
1987-03-20 - Soviet filmmakers arrive in Hollywood for an entertainment summit
1987-07-14 - Steve Miller's star is unveiled on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
Singer Tina Turner
1987-11-21 - Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Epitome, Ferdinand, Miesque, Sacahuista, Success Express, Theatrica, Very Subtle at Hollywood
1989-06-13 - Jerry Lee Lewis gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1989-06-14 - Rocker Carol King gets a star in Hollywood's walk of fame
1989-10-15 - Billy Graham is given 1,900th star on Hollywood Blvd
1990-06-21 - Little Richard gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame
1990-09-28 - Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame
1990-11-06 - Arsenio Hall gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
1991-12-18 - DeForest Kelly (Dr McCoy on Star Trek) gets a star in Hollywood
1992-03-18 - Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
1992-07-09 - Kim Basinger gets 1,959th star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
1992-09-26 - Roseanne Barr Arnold gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
1994-09-29 - Pointer Sisters receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1996-04-05 - Marlon Brando makes anti-semetic remarks about hollywood on Larry King
1997-02-28 - The North Hollywood shootout takes place.
2008-06-01 - A fire at the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood destroys several icons from movies, such as Courthouse Square, the clock tower from Back to the Future, and the King Kong exhibit on the studio tour.
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 86 of 86
1900-08-18 - Walter O'Keefe, Hartford Ct, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood)
1902-02-08 - Lyle Talbot, [Lysle Hollywood], Pittsburgh, actor (Glen or Glenda)
1910-12-24 - Mitchell Ayres, Milwaukee Wisc, orchestra leader (Hollywood Palace)
1913-05-06 - Carmen Cavallaro, NYC, actor (Hollywood Canteen, Diamond Horseshoe)
1914-03-06 - Kirill P Kondrashin, Moscow Russia, conductor (Hollywood Bowl 1981)
1919-01-13 - Army Archerd, Hollywood columnist/TV host (Movie Game)
1920-08-16 - Charles Bukowski, Andernach Germany, US writer (Hollywood: A Novel)
1920-09-14 - Bud Palmer, Hollywood California, NBAer (NY Knicks)/sportscaster
1921-11-08 - Jerome Hines, [Heinz], Hollywood California, basso (I am The Way)
1923-04-09 - Dann Cahn, Hollywood, California,film editor (I Love Lucy, Beverly Hillbillies), (d. 2012)
1923-08-10 - Rhonda Fleming, [Marilyn Louis], Hollywood California, actress (Spellbound)
1924-12-06 - Wally Cox, Detroit, actor (Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares)
1925-01-12 - Bill Burrud, Hollywood California, host (Safari to Adventure, Animal World)
1925-04-30 - Corinne Calvet, Paris France, actress (Phantom of Hollywood)
1926-03-21 - Virginia Weidler, Hollywood CA, actress (Babes on Broadway)
1926-04-02 - Elena Verdugo, Hollywood California, actress (Consuelo-Marcus Welby MD)
1927-02-25 - Jane Nigh, Hollywood California, actress (Lorelei-Big Town)
1927-03-30 - Peter Marshall, Huntington WV, TV game show host (Hollywood Squares)
1928-11-14 - Kathleen Hughes, Hollywood California, actress (It Came From Outer Space)
1930-07-28 - Darryl Hickman, Hollywood Cal, actor (Human Comedy, Tea & Sympathy)
1930-10-30 - Marilyn Alex, Hollywood California, actress (Molly-Young & Restless)
1933-05-09 - Johnny Grant, unofficial mayor of Hollywood
1933-06-08 - Joan Rivers, [Molinsky], Bkln, comedienne (Late Show, Hollywood Sq)
1935-08-16 - Julie Newmar, Hollywood California, actress (Catwoman-Batman, Living Doll)
1936-02-27 - Roger M Mahoney, Hollywood Ca, archbishop of Los Angeles (1985- )
1936-12-08 - David Carradine, Hollywood CA, actor (Kung Fu, Mean Streets, Kill Bill V.1 & 2)
1937-09-07 - John Phillip Law, Hollywood, actor (Barbarella, Love Machine)
1938-02-25 - Diane Baker, Hollywood California, actress (Diary of Anne Frank, Marnie)
1938-05-13 - Buck Taylor, Hollywood California, actor (Monroes, Gunsmoke)
1940-09-02 - Beverly Sanders, Hollywood California, actress (Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey)
1940-10-03 - Alan O'Day, Hollywood Ca, rocker
1941-11-19 - Dan Haggerty, Hollywood California, actor (Grizzly Adams)
1941-12-13 - John Davidson, Pitts, TV host (Hollywood Squares, That's Incredible)
1942-01-29 - Katharine Ross, Hollywood Cal, actress (Graduate, Francesca-Colbys)
1942-04-12 - Frank Bank, Hollywood California, actor (Lumpy-Leave it to Beaver)
1942-09-17 - Beverly Aadland, Hollywood Cal, Errol Flynns last girlfriend
1942-11-02 - Stefanie Powers, Hollywood Ca, actress (Girl From UNCLE, Hart to Hart)
1943-08-04 - Tina Cole, Hollywood, singer (King Cousins)/actress (Katie-My 3 Sons)
1944-12-10 - Tisha Sterling, Hollywood California, actress (Coogan's Bluff)
1945-04-13 - Tony Dow, Hollywood California, actor (Wally-Leave it to Beaver)
1945-07-25 - Donna Theodore, Broadway singer (Hollywood Talent Scouts)
1945-08-14 - Brenda Benet, Hollywood, actress (Lee-Days of Our Lives, Beach Ball)
1946-02-14 - Tina Aumont, Hollywood California, actress (Master of Love, Casanova)
Singer & Actress Liza Minnelli (1946-03-12)
1946-03-12 - Liza Minnelli, Hollywood CA, singer/actress (Sterile Cuckoo, Cabaret)
1946-08-05 - Erika Slezak, Hollywood, California, actress (Viki-One Life to Live)
1948-07-08 - Kim Darby, N Hollywood, actr (True Grit, Enola Gay, Rich Man Poor Man)
1949-07-03 - Jan Smithers, N Hollywood California, actress (Bailey-WKRP)
1950-04-03 - Curtis Stone, N Hollywood California, singer (Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry)
1950-10-25 - John Matuszak, Milwaukee Wisc, NFLer (Raiders)/actor (Hollywood Beat)
1950-11-10 - Jack Scalia, Bkln NY, actor (Berrengers, Hollywood Beat)
1952-08-03 - Jay North, North Hollywood California, actor (Dennis the Menace, Maya)
1954-04-17 - Kim Tyler, Hollywood California, actress (Kyle-Please Don't Eat Daisies)
1954-09-07 - Corbin Bernsen, North Hollywood California, actor (Arnie Becker-LA Law)
1955-08-20 - Jay Acovone, Mahopac NY, actor (Det Rado-Hollywood Beat)
1956-09-15 - Tawny Elaine Godin Schneider, Maine, Miss America (76)/(Eye on Hollywood)
1957-02-06 - Robert Townsend, Chicago, comedian/actor (Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy)
1957-07-31 - Victoria E Cooke, Hollywood Ca, playmate (Aug, 1980)
1957-11-24 - Denise Crosby, Hollywood California, actress (Tasha-Star Trek: Next Gen)
1958-08-17 - Belinda Carlisle, Hollywood Ca, (GoGos lead singer, Heaven on Earth)
1958-10-20 - Eric Scott, Hollywood California, actor (Ben-Waltons)
1959-12-08 - Paul Rutherford, vocalist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax)
1959-12-13 - Marianne Gravatte, Hollywood CA, playmate of year (Oct, 1982)
1960-02-09 - Holly Johnson, Liverpool England, rock vocalist (Frankie Goes To Hollywood)
1960-06-19 - Patti Rizzo, Hollywood Fla, golfer (Mexican Amateur champion 1980)
1961-04-10 - Jeb Adams, Hollywood California, actor (Lt Jeb Pruitt-Baa Baa Black Sheep)
1961-11-08 - Leif Garrett, Hollywood Cal, singer/actor (Devil x 5, 3 for the Road)
1961-12-10 - Nia Peeples, [Vernia], Hollywood, dancer/host (Fame, Party Machine)
1962-03-17 - Patrick Thomas Burke, Hollywood FL, PGA golfer (1992 BellSouth-6th)
1962-05-01 - Paula Weishoff, Hollywood CA, volleyballer (Oly-Sil-84, br-92, 96)
1964-01-06 - Mark O'Toole, bassist/drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax)
1964-01-08 - Peter [Ped] Gill, rocker (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax) [or 3/5]
1964-03-08 - Peter Ged Gill, drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-2 Tribes) [or 1/8]
1964-05-08 - Peter Gill, rocker (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax) [or Mar/Jan 8]
1965-03-25 - Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton, DJ (Hangin' With Hollywood, Z-100)
1965-11-23 - Michael Brainard, Hollywood CA, actor (Ted-Santa Barbara)
1966-04-03 - Shelley Michelle, Hollywood California, actress (Golden Eye)
1966-11-06 - Peter DeLuise, Hollywood CA, actor (21 Jump Street, seaQuest DSV)
1967-12-06 - Spanky Marcus, Hollywood California, actor (Jimmy Joe-Mary Hartman)
1968-02-01 - Pauly Shore, Hollywood, comedian (Totally Pauly, Encino Man)
1968-05-19 - Jeanne Basone, Brubank California, wrestler (Hollywood-GLOW)
1968-06-16 - Patrick Stuart, Hollywood Cal, actor (Will Cortlandt-All My Children)
1968-06-22 - Paula Irvine, Hollywood California, actress (Lily Blake-Santa Barbara)
1969-09-05 - Dweezil Zappa, Hollywood CA, rock guitarist/son of Frank/VJ (MTV)
Actor Noah Wyle (1971-06-04)
1971-06-04 - Noah Wyle, Hollywood California, actor (Dr John Carter-ER)
1971-11-25 - Christina Applegate, Hollywood, actress (Kelly-Married With Children)
1980-01-28 - Jesse James Hollywood, American drug dealer and fugitive
Famous Weddings
Weddings 1 - 12 of 12
1945-10-17 - Actress Ava Gardner (22) weds band leader Artie Shaw (35) in Hollywood
1953-09-24 - Singer Dick Haymes (35) weds Hollywood actress Rita Hayworth (34) at The Sands hotel-casino in Las Vegas
1981-10-05 - "The Hollywood Knights" actress Michelle Pfeiffer (23) weds actor Peter Horton (28) in Santa Monica
1994-07-30 - Hollywood's highest-paid screenwriter Joe Eszterhas (49) weds Naomi Baka (35) in Maui, Hawaii
2001-02-18 - Comedian Kathy Griffin (37) weds computer administrator Matthew Moline (32) at the 360 Degree Restaurant in Hollywood
2004-07-04 - Hollywood star Julia Roberts (36) weds Danny Moder in Taos, New Mexico
2005-06-29 - "Access Hollywood" host Nancy O'Dell (39) weds business executive Keith Zubchevich (36) at the Bacara Resort & Spa in
Santa Barbara, California
2005-08-06 - Legendary Hollywood film producer Robert Evans (75) weds Lady Victoria White (42) at the One & Only Palmilla resort in Cabo San Lucas
2006-07-23 - "The Young and The Restless" actor John Enos (44) weds Disney executive Jennie Lee on the patio of Hollywood hotspot The Cabana Club
2007-12-22 - Former "Saturday Night Live" host Jimmy Fallon (33) weds Hollywood producer Nancy Juvonen (40) on Necker Island in Caribbean
2010-06-26 - "Shear Genius" TV personality finalist Janine Jarman (29) weds sales executive Matthew Wolcott (33) in Hollywood
Film Producer Robert Evans (2005-08-06)
2011-04-20 - "Hollywood Confidential" radio host Leeza Gibbons (54) weds Steven Fenton (41) at the rooftop of the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills
Famous Divorces
Divorces 1 - 2 of 2
2006-06-16 - Lady Victoria White (43) divorces legendary Hollywood film producer Robert Evans (76) due to irreconcilable differences only 10 months after getting married
2011-07-01 - Journalist and executive producer Maria Shriver (55) divorces Hollywood action film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger (63) due to irreconcilable differences after 25 years of marriage
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 22 of 22
1932-08-14 - Rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies
1942-12-05 - Buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried
1962-09-02 - William Wilkerson, Founder of the Hollywood Reporter, The Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas and nightclubs such as Ciro's (b. 1890)
1965-09-08 - Dorothy Danridge, actress (Island in the Sun), dies at 41 in Hollywood
1967-04-07 - Anne Morrison Chapin, dies in West Hollywood
1968-03-25 - Douglas Evans, actor (South Pacific Trail), dies in Hollywood
1969-09-05 - Mitchell Ayres, orchestra leader (Hollywood Palace), dies at 58
1973-02-15 - Wally Cox, actor (Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares), dies at 48
1977-01-09 - Hal Sawyer, TV host (Sawyer Views Hollywood), dies at 62
1980-07-11 - Peggy Knudson, actress (April-So This is Hollywood), dies at 57
1980-11-22 - Mae West, actress (She Done Him Wrong), dies in Hollywood at 87
Actress Mae West (1980-11-22)
1982-11-17 - Bill Baldwin, announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 69
1983-06-26 - Walter O'Keefe, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 82
1984-01-27 - Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72
1987-02-01 - Erin Westmore, makeup artist (Hollywood Backstage), dies at 82
1990-06-02 - Frederick Mellinger, founder of Fredericks of Hollywood, dies at 76
1992-05-17 - George Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87
1993-07-04 - Charles Crain, actor, dies in Hollywood at 83
1994-03-10 - Charles Bukowski, German/US writer (Barfly, Hollywood), dies at 73
2000-08-09 - Nicholas Markowitz-kidnapped and murdered by Jesse James Hollywood (b. 1984)
2009-06-29 - Joe Bowman (marksman), American sharpshooter, Hollywood consultant, famed bootmaker & master showman (b. 1925)
2012-01-06 - Robert Dozier, Hollywood screenwriter, dies at 81
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