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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More birthdays and historical events, September 19 - On This Day
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.
1912 - Feminist writer Rebecca West, 19, reviews a novel (Marriage) by 45-year-old H.G. Wells and calls him "The Old Maid among novelists." By spring of the next year, they will have begun a 10-year love affair.
1957 - The U.S. Government conducts the first underground nuclear bomb test in the Nevada Desert, one of 29 tests carried out in the area during this year.
1970 - The Mary Tyler Moore Show debuts on American television, about a woman who moves to Mineapolis after a breakup. She is determined to "make it on her own." This show breaks new grounds for sitcom.
1991 - Otzi the Iceman, a well-preserved mummy of a man from 3,300 B.C.E., is discovered in Italy by two German tourists, Helmut and Erika Simon, while they were hiking in the mountains between Italy and Austria. This discovery yields new clues about life in 3300 B.C.
1994 - The television medical drama ER airs in the U.S., introducing a new genre and providing the big break for George Clooney, in the character role of Dr. Doug Ross.
Video Credit:
Mahler - Symphony No. 7 in E Minor, Youtube, uploaded by Cantus 5. Accessed September 19, 2017.
Resources:
1. Asiado, Tel. The World's Movers and Shapers. New Hampshire: Ore Mountain Publishing House (2005)
2. Britannica. www.britannica.com
3. Chambers Biographical Dictionary, 19th Ed. London: Chambers Harrap, 2011
4. Dateline. Sydney: Millennium House, (2006)
5. Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History, New 3rd Revised Ed. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (1991)
6. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org
3. Chambers Biographical Dictionary, 19th Ed. London: Chambers Harrap, 2011
4. Dateline. Sydney: Millennium House, (2006)
5. Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History, New 3rd Revised Ed. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (1991)
6. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org
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