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1996 Jack Tinker, drama critic, dies at 58
1996 Rosemary Tsay, drama critic/SOE operator, dies at 76 1995 Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher, dies at 90 1990 General Elvis, TV Drama last airs on ABC 1989 Moonlighting, TV Crime Drama last airs on ABC 1988 Vanessa Hudgens, born in Salinas, California, actress, singer, debut album, titled, 'V', certified Gold, screen debut, drama film, 'Thirteen', 2003, known for playing role of Gabriella Montez in High School Musical series 1987 August Wilson's "Fences" wins 1987 Pulitzer Prize for drama 1986 Megan Fox, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, actress, sex symbol, debut film, 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen', breakout role, Mikaela Barnes in movie, 'Transformers', voted 'Sexiest Woman in the World' by FHM 1981 1st live radio drama in 25 years (Halloween Story on NBC) 1971 Maude Fealy, drama coach, dies at 90 1970 Skeet Ulrich, born in Lynchburg, Virginia, actor, played Billy Loomis in Scream, starred in Jericho, a CBS drama 1961 "Detectives," TV Crime Drama; moves to NBC-TV 1961 Jane Fonda made her acting debut in the NBC drama "A String of Beads" 1960 "Johnny Ringo," TV Western Drama; last airs on CBS-TV 1960 "Outlaws," TV Western Drama; debuts on NBC-TV 1959 Hugh Laurie, born in Oxford, England, James Hugh Calum Laurie, actor, writer, musician, comedian, comedy partner, Stephen Fry, known for the Fry and Laurie double act, appears in successful Fox television drama House, playing role of Dr. Gregory House 1958 "Studio One," TV Anthology Drama last airs on CBS-TV 1953 "Racket Squad," TV Crime Drama, last airs on CBS 1949 "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont) 1947 Michael Coveney, drama critic 1946 Arthur van Schendel, writer (Holland Drama), dies at 72) 1941 Jeremy Clyde, born in Dorney, England, musician, television actor, appearing in action series, Crossbow, drama series, The Alan Clark Diaries 1940 Anne Campbell, born in England, politician, Labor Member of Parliament for Cambridge, portrayed by Harriet Walter in 10 Days to War, a BBC drama on events leading up to the Iraq War 1938 Jack Tinker, drama critic 1931 Charles Nelson Reilly, born in New York, American actor, director, comedian, drama teacher, game show panelist 1927 Clive Barnes, drama critic, New York Times, New York Post 1927 Robert Brustein, born in New York City, dean, Yale School of Drama 1922 GMcC Kitson, British principal, Central School of Speech/Drama 1917 "Why Marry," 1st drama to win Pulitzer Prize, premieres in New York City 1913 Walter Kerr, New York drama critic, Sad Clowns 1912 Jimmy Jewel, born in Sheffield, England, James Arthur Thomas J. Marsh, comedian, television, film actor, appeared in film 'The Krays', musical drama 'Casualty' 1905 Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher 1900 David Wynne, born in Penderyn, Wales, composer, studied at University of Wales, Cardiff, University of Bristol, Head of Music, Lewis School Pengam, professor of composition, Cardiff College of Music and Drama 1894 Brooks Atkinson, drama critic, Broadway theater namesake 1858 William Wells Brown published 1st Black drama, "Leap to Freedom" |
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