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James Booth is born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, UK. He will find success as music hall comedian and musician George Formby. One of the highest paid entertainers of his day, he is said to have influenced the young Charlie Chaplin. His son will become even more successful as comedian, singer, ukulele player and recording artist George Formby Jr.
Harold Lloyd and Bebe Daniels spend the fourth of five days filming the one-reel silent movie, Young Mr. Jazz, directed by Hal Roach, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. @haroldlloyd
The Phantom of the Opera, a silent film based on Gaston Leroux's novel of the same name, is released in the Finland. The film stars Lon Chaney as the masked and facially deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House, causing murder and mayhem.
The Washingtonians, led by Duke Ellington, record Stack-O-Lee Blues [aka Stagger Lee], Sweet Mama and Bugle Call Rag for Harmony Records in New York City, USA.
Ray Miller and His Orchestra record The Waltz I Can't Forget and He, She And Me, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for Brunswick Records.
The Hollywood Starlets, featuring the Hollywood Starlets Trio aka The Gumm Sisters, perform live at the Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego, California, USA. One of the sisters, Frances Ethel Gumm, will go on to much greater fame as Judy Garland.
The major musical comedy movie Thanks A Million starring Dick Powell and The Paul Whiteman Orchestra, is playing at The Marlow Theatre, Helena, Montana, USA.
The musical comedy movie Mad About Music, starring Deanna Durbin, opens at cinemas in Portugal, Europe.
Lucky Millinder and his Band with Billie Holiday surrender to police on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, relating to an incident in Billy Berg's Club on Hollywood Boulevard/Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Holiday is freed on bail of $2,500. (Read more about Billy Berg's club here)
Judy Garland plays during a month at The Curran Theater, San Francisco, California, USA.
MGM's movie remake of the Kern-Hammerstein musical play Show Boat, starring Howard Keel, Ava Gardner and Kathryn Grayson, is released to cinemas in The Philippines, Asia.
The comedy musical film Road To Bali, starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, is released to cinemas in the USA.The comedy musical film Road To Bali, starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, is released to cinemas in Sweden, Europe.
The comedy musical film Road To Bali, starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, is released to cinemas in Hong Kong, Asia.The comedy musical film Road To Bali, starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, is released to cinemas in Spain, Europe.
The film Young Man With A Horn [aka Young Man Of Music], opens in cinemas in Belgium, Europe. The film, based loosely on the life of Bix Beiderbecke, stars Kirk Douglas as a troubled young jazz trumpeteer, and includes acting roles for popular vocalist Doris Day, and songwiter Hoagy Carmichael.Elvis Presley records You're So Square [Baby I Don't Care] at MGM Studios, Culver City, California, USA, during sessions for the soundtrack of the film Jailhouse Rock.
The film These Dangerous Years, starring Liverpool-born hitmaker Frankie Vaughan, is premiered in his home town.
Ray Charles enters the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA with What'd I Say. It will peak at No11 during a six-week run on the chart.
Jazz saxophonist Movie Gene Ammons records the album Boss Tenor at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Prestige Records.
The latest Elvis Presley movie, which has been filming in California, USA, under the title Flaming Lance, is re-named Flaming Star.
Elvis Presley continues with studio-based filming for the movie Blue Hawaii, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
A meeting is held to discuss the script of forthcoming movie The Sound Of Music at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City, USA.
The musical film West Side Story collects a staggering ten Oscars at the Academy
Awards in The Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA. The Best Song award, however, goes to Moon River, which Andy Williams performs live at the event. Gene Pitney performs Town Without Pity, which is also among the nominations.
Bobby Rydell is signed to play the role of Hugo in the up-coming film version of the musical Bye, Bye Birdie.
Quincy Jones records Soul bossa
nova at A + R Studios, New York City, USA, for Mercury
Records. The track is written, arranged, conducted and produced
by Quincy Jones, and recorded by Phil Ramone. [The track will
achieve its greatest public exposure when it is used as the theme
to the film Austin Powers - International Man Of Mystery thirty
five years later.]
Judy Garland is playing during a three-week engagement at the South Shore Room, Harrah's Resort, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with filming of studio-based scenes at MGM Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for his fifteenth movie Viva Las Vegas, co-starring Ann-Margret.Elvis Presley spends the first of two days being photographed for publicity stills at MGM Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for his fifteenth movie Viva Las Vegas.Bad weather in the Canary Islands delays Cliff Richard from completing the filming of his next movie, Wonderful Life.
Paul Anka, accompanied by and songwriter Sammy Cahn, makes a short promotional film in Ostia Harbour, Rome, Italy, Europe, featuring two songs he recorded the day before.
Elvis Presley continues filming studio-based scenes for his seventeenth movie, Girl Happy, at MGM Studios, Culver City, California, USA.
The Dave Clark Five begin filming Catch Us If You Can, their first movie, in London, UK.
Pete Quaife of The Kinks collapses in a cinema in Muswell Hill, London, UK, and is taken to hospital, where he has stitches to a head wound. Four concert dates are cancelled.
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos record The Blue Christmas Tree, Because It's Christmas Time, Santa looked A Lot Like Daddy, All I Want For Christmas Dear Is You and other Xmas songs, at Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley continues location filming for the movie Paradise Hawaiian Style, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.Lulu, Henry Mancini, Chrissie Shrimpton and Billy Walker comprise the panel on tonight's edition of popular BBC1-tv show Juke Box Jury, hosted by David Jacobs.
The Beatles film a promo clip for Paperback Writer in the grounds of Chiswick House, London, UK with director Tony Bramwell.
American scriptwriter Francie Schwartz meets with Paul McCartney of The Beatles at their office in Wigmore Street, London, England, UK, Europe. She is hoping to sell him a film idea entitled Poor Richard's Almanac, but ends up becoming his girlfriend. It is McCartney's relationship with Schwartz which brings his engagement to Jane Asher to an end.The first "electric Western" movie musical Zachariah is premiered in New York City, USA. The film stars John Rubenstein, Patricia Quinn and Don Johnson, but is perhaps best-remembered for its cameo appearances by Country Joe And The Fish, Elvin Jones, Doug Kershaw, The James Gang, White Lightning and The New York Rock Ensemble. It will lose almost $1.5m.
Jefferson Airplane are recording War Movie at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Rolling Thunder Revue, a traveling cavalcade headed by Bob Dylan and featuring an ever-changing cast of his long-time musical comrades, continues its second leg at Tarrant County Convention Center Arena, Fort Worth, Texas. Some performances from this show will appear on the live album Hard Rain.
The 3-D sci-fi short film Captain EO, starring Michael Jackson and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, opens at Disneyland, Pasadena, California.
The movie Free Willy featuring You Are Not Alone by Michael Jackson as its main theme song, is released to cinemas in Portugal.
The film I'm Not There, directed by Todd Haynes, goes on general release in Hungary. In the film, which claims to be 'Inspired by the music and the many lives of Bob Dylan', six different actors depict separate facets of Dylan's life and public persona. Dylan himself does not appear.
Sir Elton John holds his annual AIDS Foundation Oscar Party in West Hollywood, California, USA. Guests include Anthony Kiedis of The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Joaquin Phoenix.1875 |
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