ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY
March 19, 2010 03:09 EDT
On March 19, 1953, the Academy Awards were televised for the first time. "The Greatest Show On Earth" was named best picture. Gary Cooper won the best actor award for "High Noon." Shirley Booth won best actress for her role in "Come Back, Little Sheba."
In 1957, Elvis Presley bought Graceland.
In 1958, Cadence Records release the instrumental song "Rumble" by Link Wray, which later was credited with being the first heavy-metal song.
In 1974, Jefferson Airplane began its first tour as Jefferson Starship.
In 1976, blues rock guitarist Paul Kossoff, formerly of Free, died aboard a plane en route from London to New York. He was 26. He died of unknown causes, but he had been plagued by heart problems.
In 1982, guitarist Randy Rhoads of Ozzy Osbourne's band was killed in a freak plane crash in Leesburg, Florida. He was 25. The plane was buzzing Osbourne's tour bus and crashed into a house.
In 1996, the second installment of The Beatles' "Anthology" album was released, featuring the song "Real Love."
In 2000, a batch of Oscars were found in a trash can in Los Angeles, a week after they had been stolen from a loading dock.
Today's Birthdays: Actress Renee Taylor is 77. Actress Phyllis Newman is 77. Actress Ursula Andress is 74. Singer Clarence "Frogman" Henry is 73. Singer Ruth Pointer of the Pointer Sisters is 64. Actress Glenn Close is 63. Actor Bruce Willis is 55. Guitarist-keyboardist Gert Bettens of K's Choice is 40. Rapper Bun B of UGK is 37. Drummer Zach Lind of Jimmy Eat World is 34. Actor Craig Lamar Traylor is 21. Actor Philip Bolden is 15.
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