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Oct302018
Showbiz History: The Sheik, Never Cry Wolf, Wicked
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at 9:00AM
9 random things that happened on this day (October 30th) in showbiz history
1821 Novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky born in Moscow. His work, particularly the Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment, has been adapted to film and television many time.
1921 The Sheik starring Rudolph Valentino premieres, inventing the male movie star sex symbol. The world swoons. Women faint.
1938 Orson Welles radio broadcast of HG Wells "The War of the Worlds" causes mass panic when people are convinced it's real...