Monday
Jun242019
Showbiz History: For your eyes only, Mrs Miller...
Monday, June 24, 2019 at 9:00AM 10 random things that happened on this day (June 24th) in showbiz history
1916 Mary Pickford, a very savvy businesswoman, becomes the first female movie star to get a million dollar contract. That was on top of her $10,000 a week (The average US income was under $20,000 in 1916... for the whole year). Can you imagine how much money that was in 1916 ???
1960 Opening weekend for the musical Bells are Ringing starring Judy Holliday (reprising her Tony-winning Broadway role). It proved to be the Oscar winner's last movie, tragically, since she died at only 43 years of age from cancer.
