2010 Death Dennis Hopper, actor, True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider, dies in Venice, California, of prostate cancer, at age 74 1994 Death Harold Schneider, U.S. producer (5 Easy Pieces, War Games), dies at 55 1993 Event Don Henley booed in Milwaukee when he dedicates the song "It's Not Easy Being Green" to President Clinton 1993 Death Taylor Reed, actor (Easy Money), dies of heart attack at 60 1989 Event 121st Belmont: Pat Day aboard Easy Goer wins in 2:26 1987 Death Charles Ludlam, actor (Big Easy), dies at 44 1985 Death Isabel Jeans, actress (Suspicion, Easy Virtue, Tovarich), dies at 93 1982 Death Ace Goodman, Kansas City, Missouri, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 83 1974 Death Jane Ace, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 74 1974 Death Edgar Dearing, actor (Free and Easy, Abraham Lincoln), dies at 81 1971 Death Diana Lynn, actress (Annapolis Story, Easy Come Easy Go), dies at 45 1971 Event Ringo releases "It Don't Come Easy" in UK 1970 Birthday Rachel Jacobs, Ririe Idaho, actress, It's Not Easy 1969 Death Violet Farebrother, actress (Downhill, Easy Virtue), dies at 81 1961 Death Wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78 1958 Birthday Julie Brown, born in Van Nuys, California, singer, comedienne, screenwriter, appeared in 'Earth Girls are Easy', songs include, 'The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun' 1955 Birthday Ellen Barkin, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Big Easy, Sea of Love 1955 Birthday Fred White, rocker, Earth Wind and Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover 1954 Birthday Dennis Quaid, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Big Easy, Dreamscape, Right Stuff 1953 Birthday Jane Badler, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Fine Gold, Easy Kill, V 1952 Birthday Catherine Watkins, Hartford, Connecticut, actress, It's Not Easy, Mary 1951 Birthday Philip Bailey, rocker, Earth Wind and Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover 1948 Birthday Glenn Frey, born in Detroit, Michigan, rock vocalist, Eagles-Take it Easy 1947 Birthday Janie Fricke, South Whitley, Indiana, singer, It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy 1947 Birthday Joe Walsh, Wichita, Kansas, guitarist/rocker, Eagles-Take it Easy 1947 Birthday Bernie Leadon, born in Minneapolis, guitarist and vocalist, Eagles-Take it Easy 1946 Birthday Randy Meisner, rock bassist and vocalist, Poco, Eagles-Take it Easy 1943 Birthday Charles Ludlam, New York City, playwright/actor, Big Easy 1942 Birthday Karen Black, Ziegler, Park Ridge, Illinois, 5 Easy Pieces, Pyx 1941 Birthday Jim McBride, born in New York City, director/actor, Hot Times, Breathless, Big Easy 1940 Birthday Peter Fonda, actor, Easy Rider, Lilith, Wild Angels, Trip 1936 Birthday Dennis Hopper, born in Kansas, actor, True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider 1933 Birthday Jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist, Mr Easy 1933 Death Robin Irvine, actor (Easy Virtue), dies at 31 1929 Birthday Ralph Waite, born in White Plains, New York, actor, 'Cool Hand Luke', '5 Easy Pieces', 'Roots' 1926 Birthday Diana Lynn, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Annapolis Story, Easy Come Easy Go 1925 Event Noel Coward's "Easy Virtue," premieres in New York City 1922 Birthday John Bromfield, born in South Bend, Indiana, actor, Easy to Love 1915 Birthday Willy Dixon, blues artist, Mellow Down Easy 1912 Birthday Geraldine Fitzgerald, Dublin Ire, actress, Pawnbroker, Easy Money 1907 Birthday Benny Carter, born in New York City, musician/composer, Easy Money, King Carter 1907 Birthday Dorothy West, U.S. journalist/author, Living is Easy 1901 Birthday Robin Irvine, born in London, England, actor, Easy Virtue 1900 Event 1st prize of 100,00 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy 1899 Birthday Ace Goodman, born in Kansas City, Missouri, comedian, Easy Aces 1893 Birthday Edgar Dearing, bron in Ceres, California, actor, Abraham Lincoln, Free and Easy 1891 Birthday Isabel Jeans, born in London, England, actress, Easy Virtue, Heavens Above 1889 Birthday Franklin Pangborn, Newark, actor, My Best Gal, Hats Off, Easy Living 1888 Birthday Violet Farebrother, Grimsby England, actress, Downhill, Easy Virtue 1883 Birthday Rube Goldberg, cartoonist, who made the easy outrageously difficult 1874 Birthday Franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor, Easy Virtue 1848 Death Frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies
