December 3 in Entertainment History
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Associated Press - December 3, 2008 3:13 AM ET
On December third, 1947, the Tennessee Williams play "A Streetcar
Named Desire" opened on Broadway.
In 1953, the musical "Kismet" opened on Broadway. It featured the song
"Stranger In Paradise."
In 1960, the Lerner and Lowe musical "Camelot" opened on Broadway.
In 1966, The Monkees performed their first live concert in Honolulu.
In 1968, Elvis Presley's now-famous comeback special was broadcast on
NBC.
In 1971, the Montreux Casino in Switzerland burned down during a
performance by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Deep Purple
was the opening act and wrote about it in their song "Smoke on the
Water."
In 1976, seven gunmen broke into singer Bob Marley's house in Jamaica.
Marley, his wife, their manager and a house guest were shot and
wounded. The gunmen were never caught.
Also in 1976, Pink Floyd released a 40-foot helium-filled pig at
Battersea Power Station in England so they could photograph it for
their "Animals" album cover. The pig broke loose, and authorities had
to alert pilots to watch for a flying pig.
In 1979, 11 people were killed in a crush of fans at Cincinnati's
Riverfront Coliseum, where The Who was performing. Dozens of others
were injured.
In 1992, Stevie Wonder was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the
National Academy of Songwriters.
In 1997, the country group Little Texas announced they planned to
break up at the end of the year.
In 1998, rapper Coolio was found guilty of stealing clothes from a
boutique in Stuttgart, Germany, and punching the boutique owner. He
was fined $$30,000.
In 1999, actress Madeline Kahn died of ovarian cancer in New York. She
was 57.
In 2005, singer Marilyn Manson married burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese
at a castle in Ireland.
Today's birthdays: Country singer Ferlin Husky is 83. Singer Andy
Williams is 81. Director Jean-Luc Godard is 78. Singer Jaye P. Morgan
("The Gong Show") is 77. Actress Mary Alice is 67. Singer Ozzy
Osbourne is 60. Actress Heather Menzies is 59. Singer Mickey Thomas of
Jefferson Starship is 59. Bassist Paul Gregg of Restless Heart is 54.
Actor Steven Culp ("Desperate Housewives") is 53. Actress Daryl Hannah
is 48. Actress Julianne Moore is 48. Actor Brendan Fraser is 40.
Singer Montell Jordan is 40. Actor Bruno Campos is 35. Actress Holly
Marie Combs ("Charmed") is 35. Actress Lauren Roman is 33. Musician
Daniel Bedingfield is 29. Actress Anna Chlumsky is 28. Actor Brian
Bonsall ("Family Ties") is 27. Actress Amanda Seyfried is 23. Actor
Michael Angarano is 21. Actor Jake T. Austin is 14.
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