Five random things that happened on this day, October 24th, in showbiz history
50th anniversary today for TROG
1941 Spooks Run Wild, starring Bela Lugosi and part of the film franchise "East Side Kids" opens in theaters.
1970 50TH ANNIVERSARY. Trog, infamous Joan Crawford's last film, hits theaters...
She may have been a diva but she was not above any job as long as it kept her on camera. Meanwhile, Broadway's awesome leading man Raúl Esparza was born in Wilmington Delaware. And "I'll Be There" by the Jackson 5 was the #1 hit in the land.
1987 "Bad" by Michael Jackson hits #1 blocking Madonna from having yet another #1 hit with "Causing a Commotion" which stalls at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The King and Queen of Pop.
1997 Under the radar sci-fi classic Gattaca opened, starring new couple Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. Their daughter Maya (now starring on Stranger Things) was literally born nine months later.
2003 It was a less than stellar box office weekend. Opening were Jane Campion's In the Cut, Gus Van Sant's Elephant, the Angelina Jolie doctor romance drama Beyond Borders, the Cuba Gooding Jr vehicle Radio, and the musical curio The Singing Detective with Robert Downey Jr. Scary Movie 3, also a newbie, easily trounced the competition.
Today's Birthday Suit
A very happy 60th birthday today to eternally youthful stage, tv, and big screen actor B.D. Wong who we've been watching for as long as we can remember. He's a Tony winner and Emmy nominee. Adore this photo of him from a handful of years ago as Chaplin by David Spagnolo.
Actors celebrating birthdays today: Dawson Shea (22), Kendall Ryan Sanders (23), Ashton Sanders (25), Oliver Jackson-Cohen (34), Jemima Rooper (39), Casey Wilson (40), Amy Bailey (45), Raúl Esparza (50), B.D. Wong (60), Kevin Kline (73), and F Murray Abraham (81); Other showbiz people celebrating birthdays today: Singer Drake (34), fashion designer Zac Posen (40), singer Monica (40), cinematographer Roman Vasyanov (40), franchise screenwriter Dave Callaham (43), Director Matthew Warchus (54), underrated production designer Kristi Zea (72), Director Martin Campbell (77), Production designer Tony Walton (86)
Gone but not forgotten: Prince & the Showgirls queen dowager Sybil Thorndike born on this day in 1882 (remember when Judi Dench played her in My Week with Marilyn?), Oscar nominated cinematographer Arthur Edeson (Casablanca, All Quiet on the Western Front) born on this day in 1891, producer Merian C Cooper (King Kong, The Quiet Man) born on this day in 1893, and Batman creator Bob Kane who was born on this day in 1915.