September 19 Dateline

Birthdays

1911 - Sir William Golding, CBE, British novelist, playwright, and poet. Nobel Laureate for Literature, best known for his novels Lord of the Flies and Rites of Passage. He would go on to write over a dozen novels in his lifetime. (William Golding Author Biography. Uploaded by Course Hero. Accessed September 19, 2018.  Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel by Nobel Prize–winning British author William Golding. The book focuses on a group of British boys stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempt to govern themselves. Lord of the Flies - An Introduction. Uploaded by ELAwolfe. Accessed September 19, 2017.)

1933 - David Keith McCallum, Jr.  British-American actor and musician. He first gained recognition in the 1960s for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin in the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. with Robert Vaughn. In recent years, McCallum has gained renewed international recognition and popularity for his role as medical examiner Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, in the American television series NCIS. 

1934 - Brian Samuel Epstein, English music entrepreneur who managed The Beatles Group from 1962 until his death. He was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle" due to his role in the group's business affairs, image and rise to global fame.

1941 - "Mama" Cass Elliot, (born Ellen Naomi Cohen), American singer and actress who is best known for having been a member of the Mamas and the Papas. After the group broke up, she released five solo albums. In 1998, she was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her work with the Mamas and the Papas.

 
1948 - Jeremy Irons, English actor and activist. Irons began his acting career on stage in 1969 and has appeared in many West End theatre productions. In 1984, he made his Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing and received a Tony Award for Best Actor. Irons has also made many appearances in television dramas. His break-out role in the ITV series Brideshead Revisited earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. In 2005, he appeared in the historical miniseries Elizabeth I, for which he received a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is one of the few actors who have achieved the "Triple Crown of Acting" in the US, winning an Academy Award for film, an Emmy Award for television and a Tony Award for theatre. In October 2011, he was nominated the Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

1949 - Twiggy, Dame Lesley Lawson DBE (née Hornby), English model, actress, and singer, widely known by the nickname Twiggy. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenage model during the swinging sixties in London. After modelling, Twiggy enjoyed a successful career as a screen, stage, and television actress. Her role in The Boy Friend brought her two Golden Globe Awards. In 1983 she made her Broadway debut in the musical My One and Only, for which she earned a Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. She later hosted her own series, Twiggy's People, in which she interviewed celebrities; she also appeared as a judge on the reality show America's Next Top Model. Her 1998 autobiography Twiggy in Black and White entered the best-seller lists.

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Historical Events

1893 - In New Zealand, the Governor signs the Electoral Act, giving all women the right to vote. New Zealand is the first country to grant that right.

1908 - Gustav Mahler conducts the premiere of his Symphony No. 7, in Prague.

September 18 Dateline

Birthdays

1587 - Francesca Caccini, Italian composer, singer, lutenist, poet, and music teacher of the early Baroque era. She was known by the nickname "La Cecchina", given to her by the Florentines. Listen to her Ciaccona. Luigi Cozzolino, violino; Andrea Benucci, chitarra; Alfonso Fedi, clavicembalo; Francesco Tomei, viola da gamba.  YouTube, uploaded by Massimo Carota. Accessed September 18, 2018)

1709 - Dr. Samuel Johnson, English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. He was a devout Anglican and a generous philanthropist.

1905 - Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson), Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses of all time, Garbo was known for her melancholy, somber persona due to her many portrayals of tragic characters and for her subtle performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Garbo launched her career with a secondary role in the Swedish film The Saga of Gösta Berling. Her performance caught the attention of Louis B. Mayer, chief executive of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), who brought her to Hollywood in 1925. She stirred interest with her first American silent film, Torrent. Her performance in Flesh and the Devil, made her an international star. For her performances, she received her first of the three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1932, her success allowed her to dictate the terms of her contract, and she became increasingly selective about her roles. She continued in films such as Mata Hari, Inspiration, Grand Hotel, Queen Christina, and Anna Karenina. Many critics and film historians consider her performance as the doomed courtesan Marguerite Gautier in Camille (1936) to be her finest.

1939 - Frankie Avalon (born Francis Thomas Avallone), American actor, singer, and former teen idol. Avalon had 31 charted U.S. Billboard singles from 1958 to late 1962, including the number one hits "Venus" and "Why" in 1959. Avalon's first film was a short appearance in Jamboree, playing a trumpet and singing "Teacher's Pet". In the late 1950s, teen idols were often given roles in films, supporting older male stars in order to attract a younger audience. Alan Ladd's daughter was a Frankie Avalon fan, who recommended that he co-star with her father in the Western Guns of the Timberland.  Avalon sings two songs, "The Faithful Kind" and "Gee Whiz Whillikins Golly Gee"; both were released as singles.

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Historical Events

1809 - London's Royal Opera House opens with a performance of Shakespeare's  Macbeth. The foundation stone was laid by the Prince of Wales, and was incorporated into its present structure after a fire demolished it in 1856.

1919 - The Netherlands gives women the right to vote.