On November 23, 1936, the first edition of Life magazine was published.
In 1959, the musical “Fiorello!” opened on Broadway. It was based on the story of New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia.
In 1964, the BBC banned the Rolling Stones from its airwaves after the group arrived late for two radio broadcasts.
In 1974, singer-musician Gary Wright left the band Spooky Tooth for a solo career. He then found success with…
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On November 23, 1936, the first edition of Life magazine was published.
In 1959, the musical “Fiorello!” opened on Broadway. It was based on the story of New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia.
In 1964, the BBC banned the Rolling Stones from its airwaves after the group arrived late for two radio broadcasts.
In 1974, singer-musician Gary Wright left the band Spooky Tooth for a solo career. He then found success with “Dream Weaver”.
In 1976, musician Jerry Lee Lewis was arrested outside Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion in Memphis. Authorities said he was brandishing a gun and demanding to see Presley. Lewis was charged with public intoxication and possession of a weapon.
In 1983, actor Mary Tyler Moore married cardiologist Robert Levine in New York.
In 1989, musician Paul McCartney embarked on his first North American tour in over a dozen years, playing the first of several shows in the Los Angeles area.
In 1992, country legend Roy Acuff died in Nashville at the age of 89. He had joined the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s and appeared regularly until several months before his death.
In 1995, director Louis Malle (LOO’-ee MAHL) died at his home in Beverly Hills, California from complications from lymphoma. He was 63 years old. He is known for movies like “Pretty Baby” and “My Dinner with Andre”. Also that day, lead singer Junior Walker of Junior Walker and the All-Stars died of cancer in Battle Creek, Michigan. He was 64 years old.
In 1996, Bob Hope set the record for the longest continuous contract in radio and television history when he aired his last special. Hope had been with NBC for 60 years.
Also in 1996, actor Woody Harrelson and eight other environmental activists were arrested after they scaled the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in protest to save Northern California’s redwoods. The activists were accused of blocking traffic for hours.
In 2005, singers Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey (lah-SHAY’) announced their separation. Their divorce was finalized seven months later. They married in 2002.
In 2008, Guns N’ Roses released their long-awaited album, “Chinese Democracy”.
Today’s birthdays: actor Franco Nero (“Django”, “Camelot”) turns 81. Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas (“Basic Instinct,” “Showgirls”) is 78. Comedian Bruce Vilanch (hiv-LANCH’) (“Hollywood Squares”) is 75 years old. Singer Bruce Hornsby is 68 years old. Actor Maxwell Caulfield (“The Colbys”) is 63 years old. Actor John Henton (“The Hughleys”, “Living Single”) is 62 years old. “Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts is 62. Singer-guitarist Ken Block of Sister Hazel is 56 years old. Drummer Charlie Grover (Sponge) is 56 years old. Actor Salli Richardson-Whitfield (“Family Law”) is 55. ) is 52 years old. Tha Dogg Pound rapper Kurupt is 50. Actor Page Kennedy (“Desperate Housewives”) is 46 years old. Actor Kelly Brook (“Smallville”) is 43 years old. Actor Lucas Grabeel (GRAY’-beel) (“High School Musical”) is 38. TV personality Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi (“Jersey Shore”) is 35. Actor-singer Miley Cyrus has 30. Actor Austin Majors (“NYPD Blue”) is 27. Actor Olivia Keville (KEV’-ihl) (“Separating Together”) is 20.
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