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What happened in history on this day: December 21?
On December 21 in ...
- 1914 - First feature-length silent film comedy, Tillie's Punctured Romance is released (starring Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand and Charles Chaplin).
- 1937 - RKO Radio Pictures world premieres Disney's first full-length animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Hollywood. It is the industry's first full-length animated movie. The US$1.5 million needed to complete the film nearly bankrupted the company. Two million drawings make up the 83 minute film.
- 1974 - The 100th episode of US TV show All In The Family airs.
- 2018 - Warner Bros. releases the film Aquaman to theaters.
Births on December 21
- 1899 - Birth of Guy Wilkerson in Texas, USA; actor (Dead or Alive, West of Texas, Shootin' Iron).
- 1901 - Birth of Robin Irvine in London, England; actor (Easy Virtue).
- 1908 - Birth of Sylvester 'Pat' Weaver in Los Angeles, California, USA; President of NBC-TV, created Today and Tonight shows.
- 1922 - Birth of Paul Winchell in New York City, New York, USA; ventriloquist (dummies Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff on TV in 1950s/60s), voice actor (Tigger - Winnie the Pooh films).
- 1926 - Birth of Pedro Gonzales-Gonzalez in Aguilares, Texas, USA; actor (Rio Bravo).
- 1928 - Birth of Ed Nelson in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; actor (Peyton Place, Along Came a Spider, The Silent Force, Capitol).
- 1935 - Birth of Phil Donahue in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; talk show host (Phil Donahue Show).
- 1937 - Birth of Jane Fonda in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Barbarella, Klute, The Dollmaker, Lily: Sold Out, fitness videos).
- 1938 - Birth of Larry Bryggman in Concord, California, USA; actor (Dr John Dixon - As the World Turns).
- 1943 - Birth of Jack Nance; actor (Rubbed Out).
- 1944 - Birth of Jared Martin in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Varian - Fantastic Voyage, Dusty - Dallas).
- 1946 - Birth of Josh Mostel in New York, USA; actor (Windy City, Animal Behavior, Money Pit).
- 1948 - Birth of Barry Gordon in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Gary - Archie Bunker's Place).
- 1948 - Birth of Carol Potter in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Beverly Hills 90210, Maggie Clinton - Today's FBI).
- 1948 - Birth of Samuel L Jackson; actor (Amos and Andrew, White Sand, Pulp Fiction, Afro Samurai, The Boondocks).
- 1952 - Birth of Dennis Boutsikaris in Newark, New Jersey, USA; actor (Batteries Not Included, Six Degrees, Law and Order, 100 Centre Street).
- 1953 - Birth of Betty Wright; US gospel/singer/TV hostess (Little Miss Broadway).
- 1955 - Birth of Jane Kaczmarek in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; actress (Lois - Malcolm in the Middle, Mary - Hometown).
- 1957 - Birth of Joshua Mostel in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Delta House, At Ease).
- 1957 - Birth of Lisa Gerritsen in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Bess - The Mary Tyler Moore Show).
- 1957 - Birth of Ray Romano in Queens, New York, USA; actor (Ray Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond).
- 1965 - Birth of Andy Dick in Charleston, South Carolina, USA; actor-comedian (Matthew - Newsradio, Less Than Perfect).
- 1966 - Birth of Kiefer Sutherland; actor (24, Young Guns, Stand by Me, Lost Boys).
- 1968 - Birth of Khrystyne Haje in Santa Clara, California, USA; actress (Simone - Head of the Class).
- 1969 - Birth of Julie Delpy; actress (Before Sunrise).
- 1978 - Birth of Michael Vitar in Los Angeles, California; actor (D2, D3, Sunset Grill, Sandlot Kids).
Deaths on December 21
- 1955 - Dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret - Life With Father), dies at age 65.
- 1958 - H[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (Ten Commandments, New Moon), dies at age 83.
- 1967 - Stuart Erwin, actor (Trouble With Father), dies of heart attack at age 64.
- 1974 - Death of Richard Long at age 47 after multiple heart attacks; actor (The Big Valley TV show, Professor - Nanny and the Professor TV show, 77 Sunset Strip TV show, Pantomime Quiz TV show, Bourbon Street Beat TV show).
- 1975 - Death of William Lundigan at age 61 from lung and heart congestion; actor, announcer and host (CBS Mystery Theater, Climax, Shower of Stars).
- 1983 - Death of Rod Cameron at age 73; actor (over 75 films, Santa Fe Passage, Stampede, City Detective TV show, Coronado 9, Trooper Rod Blake - State Trooper).
- 1987 - Robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies.
- 1992 - Death of Stella Adler at age 91; actress (Love on Toast), acting teacher (Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Martin Sheen, Roy Scheider).
- 1997 - Juzo Itami, film director/actor (Lord Jim, Yuuguremade), dies at age 64.
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