ON THIS DAY IN 2022:
South African master satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys (pictured) turns 77 today. while Aussie actress Naomi Watts turns 54, singer-actress Hilary Duff turns 35 and actress Mira Sorvino turns 55.
Great musician Miles Davis died on this day in 1991, while American rapper, producer and chef Coolio also died on this day, in 2022, at the age of 59. His biggest hit was Gangsta’s Paradise.
It was on this day in 1997 that actor Chad Lowe, then 29, wed Oscar-winner Hilary Swank, then aged 23. Also, on this day in 1936, Harpo Marx of The Marx Brothers comedy team, then aged 47, married actress Susan Fleming, aged 28.
On this day in 1999, Paul Stanley, lead singer with rock band Kiss, filled the title role in a Canadian production of the hit musical Phantom of the Opera, staged at Toronto’s Pantages Theatre.
Make It Easy on Yourself! By The Walker Brothers, was topping the UK singles chart on this day in 1965. It remained in the top spot for a week. Just saying…