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2007 79th Academy Awards hosted by Ellen DeGeneres in Hollywood
2007 Anna Nicole Smith, dies in Hollywood, Florida, of drug overdose, at 39 2002 Frank Inn, Hollywood animal trainer, discovered Benji, dies at 86 2002 Carrie Hamilton, actress/writer, Hollywood Arms, dies at 38 1997 Sting beats Hollywood Hogan for WCW Championship 1997 Dawn Steel, film maker, first woman to head a major Hollywood studio, responsible for 'Flashdance', 'Fatal Attraction', dies at 51 1994 Pointer Sisters receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1994 Charles Bukowski, German/US writer (Barfly, Hollywood), dies at 73 1993 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Arcangues, Brocco, Cardmania, Hollywood Wildcat, Kotashaan, Lure, Phone Chatter at Belmont 1993 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Arcangues, Brocco, Cardmania, Hollywood Wildcat, Kotashaan, Lure, Phone Chatter 1993 Charles Crain, actor, dies in Hollywood at 83 1992 Roseanne Barr Arnold gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1992 Kim Basinger gets 1,959th star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1992 George Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87 1992 Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1991 DeForest Kelly (Dr. McCoy on Star Trek) gets a star in Hollywood 1990 Arsenio Hall gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1990 Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame 1990 Little Richard gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame 1990 Frederick Mellinger, founder of Fredericks of Hollywood, dies at 76 1989 Billy Graham is given 1,900th star on Hollywood Blvd 1989 Rocker Carol King gets a star in Hollywood's walk of fame 1989 Jerry Lee Lewis gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1987 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Epitome, Ferdinand, Miesque, Sacahuista, Success Express, Theatrica, Very Subtle at Hollywood 1987 Steve Miller's star is unveiled on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1987 Soviet filmmakers arrive in Hollywood for an entertainment summit 1987 Erin Westmore, makeup artist (Hollywood Backstage), dies at 82 1986 Tina Turner's star unveiled in Hollywood 1986 "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" closes at Ritz New York City after 13 performances 1986 "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 13 performances 1985 Billy Dee Williams receives a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1984 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Chief's Crown, Eillo, Lashkari, Outstandingly, Princess Rooney, Royal Heroine, Wild Again at Hollywood 1984 Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72 1983 Walter O'Keefe, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 82 1981 "Day in Hollywood, A Night..," closes at John Golden New York after 588 perf 1980 Mae West, actress (She Done Him Wrong), dies in Hollywood at 87 1980 Peggy Knudson, actress (April-So This is Hollywood), dies at 57 1980 Affirmed wins $500,000 Hollywood Cup, 1st horse to win $2 million 1980 "Day in Hollywood, A Night..." opens at John Golden New York City for 588 perf 1979 Fleetwood Mac gets a star in Hollywood 1979 Elton John, sick with flu, collapses at the Hollywood Universal Ampitheater 1979 Lazarus and Vosburgh's "Day in Hollywood and night in Ukraine," premieres 1977 "Beatles at Hollywood Bowl," released in U.K. 1977 Hal Sawyer, TV host (Sawyer Views Hollywood), dies at 62 1975 Elton John given a star in Hollywood 1973 Wally Cox, actor (Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares), dies at 48 1971 Christina Applegate, Hollywood, actress, Kelly-Married With Children 1971 Noah Wyle, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Dr. John Carter-ER 1970 "Hollywood Palace," last airs on ABC TV 1969 Dweezil Zappa, born in Hollywood, California, rock guitarist/son of Frank/VJ, MTV 1969 Mitchell Ayres, orchestra leader (Hollywood Palace), dies at 58 1968 Paula Irvine, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Lily Blake-Santa Barbara 1968 Patrick Stuart, Hollywood Cal, actor, Will Cortlandt-All My Children 1968 Douglas Evans, actor (South Pacific Trail), dies in Hollywood 1968 Pauly Shore, Hollywood, comedian, Totally Pauly, Encino Man 1968 Nighttime version of "Hollywood Squares" premieres on NBC TV 1967 Spanky Marcus, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Jimmy Joe-Mary Hartman 1967 Monkees appear at Hollywood Bowl 1967 Anne Morrison Chapin, dies in West Hollywood 1966 Peter DeLuise, born in Hollywood, California, actor, 21 Jump Street, seaQuest DSV 1966 Shelley Michelle, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Golden Eye 1965 Michael Brainard, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Ted-Santa Barbara 1965 Dorothy Danridge, actress (Island in the Sun), dies at 41 in Hollywood 1965 Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton, DJ, Hangin' With Hollywood, Z-100 1962 Paula Weishoff, Hollywood, California, volleyballer, Silver Medal 1984 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics 1962 Val Paul, actor, director, silent film era star, appeared in 99 films 1913 - 1922, dies at 73 in Hollywood, California 1962 Patrick Thomas Burke, born in Hollywood, Florida, PGA golfer, 1992 BellSouth-6th 1961 Nia Peeples, Vernia, Hollywood, dancer/host, Fame, Party Machine 1961 Leif Garrett, Hollywood Cal, singer and actor, Devil x 5, 3 for the Road 1961 Jeb Adams, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Lt Jeb Pruitt-Baa Baa Black Sheep 1960 Tinseltown dedicated its Walk of Fame on Hollywood Blvd 1960 3rd presidential debate with Nixon in Hollywood and Kennedy in NY 1960 Patti Rizzo, born in Hollywood, Florida, golfer, Mexican Amateur champion 1980 1960 Holly Johnson, England, rock vocalist, Frankie Goes To Hollywood 1959 Marianne Gravatte, born in Hollywood, California, playmate of year, Oct, 1982 1958 Eric Scott, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Ben-Waltons 1958 Belinda Carlisle, born in Hollywood, California, GoGos lead singer, Heaven on Earth 1957 Denise Crosby, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Tasha-Star Trek: Next Gen 1957 Victoria E Cooke, born in Hollywood, California, playmate, Aug, 1980 1957 Tricia Lange, born in Hollywood, California, playmate, June, 1984 1957 Robert Townsend, Chicago, comedian/actor, Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy 1956 Tawny Elaine Godin Schneider, Maine, Miss Amer, 76, Eye on Hollywood 1956 Mark Handley, born in Hollywood, California, writer, screenwriter, playwright, married, lived in log cabin with his wife to live in isolation, wrote play Idioglossia, which became the film, Nell, starring Jodie Foster, 1994, directed by Michael Apted 1955 Kevin DuBrow, born in Hollywood, California, singer, lead vocalist, Quiet Riot, heavy metal band 1973 - 2007 1954 Corbin Bernsen, born in North Hollywood, California, actor, Arnie Becker-LA Law 1954 Corbin Bernsen, born in North Hollywood, California, actor, LA Law 1954 Kim Tyler, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Kyle-Please Don't Eat Daisies 1952 1st modern 3-D movie "Bwana Devil," premieres in Hollywood 1952 Jay North, born in North Hollywood, California, actor, Dennis the Menace, Maya 1950 Jack Scalia, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Berrengers, Hollywood Beat 1950 John Matuszak, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, NFLer, Raiders, actor, Hollywood Beat 1950 Curtis Stone, born in Hollywood, California, singer, Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry 1949 Jan Smithers, born in North Hollywood, California, actress, Bailey-WKRP 1948 Bruce Vilanch, born in New York City, New York, comedy writer, appeared regularly with Whoopi Goldberg on Hollywood Squares, appeared in Bosom Buddies, Law & Order, wrote for show Billy Crystal, Academy Awards host 1948 KCOP TV channel 13 in Los Angeles/Hollywood, California (IND) begins 1948 Kim Darby, N Hollywood, actress, True Grit, Enola Gay, Rich Man Poor Man 1947 Un-American Activities Committee finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists 1947 HUAC opens hearings into alleged Communist influence in Hollywood 1947 1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood CA 1946 Dawn Steel, born in America, film maker, first woman to head a major Hollywood studio, responsible for 'Flashdance', 'Fatal Attraction' 1946 Erika Slezak, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Viki-One Life to Live 1946 Liza Minnelli, born in Hollywood, California, singer and actress, Sterile Cuckoo, Cabaret 1946 Tina Aumont, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Master of Love, Casanova 1945 Brenda Benet, Hollywood, actress, Lee-Days of Our Lives, Beach Ball 1945 Donna Theodore, Broadway singer, Hollywood Talent Scouts 1945 Tony Dow, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Wally-Leave it to Beaver 1944 Tisha Sterling, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Coogan's Bluff 1943 Tina Cole, Hollywood, singer, King Cousins, actress, Katie-My 3 Sons 1942 Buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried 1942 "Casablanca" premieres at Hollywood Theatre, New York City 1942 Stefanie Powers, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Girl From UNCLE, Hart to Hart 1942 Beverly Aadland, Hollywood Cal, Errol Flynns last girlfriend 1942 Frank Bank, born in Hollywood California, actor, Lumpy-Leave it to Beaver 1942 Katharine Ross, Hollywood Cal, actress, Graduate, Francesca-Colbys 1941 John Davidson, Pitts, TV host, Hollywood Squares, That's Incredible 1941 Dan Haggerty, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Grizzly Adams 1941 Ruth Stonehouse, film director, silent era film actress, directed films 'The Winning Pair', 'Tacky Sue's Romance', dies in Hollywood, California, at age 48 1940 Alan O'Day, born in Hollywood, California, rocker 1940 Beverly Sanders, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey 1939 "Wizard of Oz" premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood 1939 Yvette Mimieux, Hollywood Cal, actress, Time Machine, Where the Boys Are 1938 Buck Taylor, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Monroes, Gunsmoke 1938 Diane Baker, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Diary of Anne Frank, Marnie 1937 John Phillip Law, Hollywood, actor, Barbarella, Love Machine 1937 Joris Ivens' "Spanish Earth" premieres in Hollywood 1936 David Carradine, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Kung Fu, Mean Streets 1936 David Carradine, Hollywood, actor, Kung-Fu, Boxcar Bertha, Young Guns 1936 "Lux Radio Theater" moved from New York City to Hollywood 1936 Roger M Mahoney, born in Hollywood, California, archbishop of Los Angeles, 1985- 1935 Julie Newmar, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Catwoman-Batman, Living Doll 1933 Joan Rivers, born in Brooklyn, comedienne, Late Show, Hollywood Sq 1933 Johnny Grant, unofficial mayor of Hollywood 1930 Bette Davis arrives in Hollywood under contract to Universal Studios 1930 Bobby Van, Robert King, New York City, singer, Hollywood Palace 1930 Marilyn Alex, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Molly-Young and Restless 1930 Darryl Hickman, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Human Comedy, Tea and Sympathy 1929 Humanist Society established, Hollywood California 1928 Kathleen Hughes, born in Hollywood, California, actress, It Came From Outer Space 1927 Grauman's Chinese Theater opens in Hollywood California 1927 Peter Marshall, born in Huntington, West Virginia, TV game show host, Hollywood Squares 1927 Jane Nigh, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Lorelei-Big Town 1926 Elena Verdugo, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Consuelo-Marcus Welby MD 1926 Virginia Weidler, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Babes on Broadway 1925 Corinne Calvet, born in Paris, France, actress, Phantom of Hollywood 1925 Bill Burrud, born in Hollywood, California, host, Safari to Adventure, Animal World 1924 Wally Cox, Detroit, actor, Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares 1923 Rhonda Fleming, Marilyn Louis, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Spellbound 1921 Jerome Hines, Heinz, born in Hollywood, California, basso, I am The Way 1920 Bud Palmer, born in Hollywood, California, NBAer for the New York Knicks/sportscaster 1920 Charles Bukowski, Andernach Germany, U.S. writer, Hollywood: A Novel 1919 Army Archerd, Hollywood columnist/TV host, Movie Game 1914 Kirill P. Kondrashin, born in Moscow, Russia, conductor, Hollywood Bowl 1981 1913 Carmen Cavallaro, New York City, actor, Hollywood Canteen, Diamond Horseshoe 1910 Mitchell Ayres, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, orchestra leader, Hollywood Palace 1910 1st commercially successful electric bus line opens (Hollywood) 1902 Lyle Talbot, Lysle Hollywood, Pittsburgh, actor, Glen or Glenda 1900 Walter O'Keefe, Hartford, Connecticut, songwriter/TV host, Mayor of Hollywood 1887 Harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California and starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood) |
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