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What happened in history on this day: March 4?
On March 4 in ...
- 1937 - The 9th Annual Academy Awards show is held in the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California, hosted by actor/producer/writer/composer/comedian George Jessel. Some awards:
Outstanding Production: The Great Ziegfeld,
Best Picture: The Great Ziegfeld,
Best Director: Frank Capra for Mr. Deeds Goes To Town,
Best Actor: Paul Muni in The Story Of Louis Pasteur,
Best Actress: Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld.
- 1979 - CBS airs the 200th episode of US TV show All in the Family.
- 1979 - The 100th episode of US TV show The Waltons airs.
- 1987 - The ABC TV network airs the first episode of the Disney TV show Harry.
- 1989 - The Disney Channel debuts the TV series Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers.
- 1997 - NBC airs the first episode of TV show Just Shoot Me.
- 1997 - ABC airs the first episode of TV show The Practice.
- 2016 - Buena Vista releases the film Zootopia to theaters.
Births on March 4
- 1889 - Birth of Pearl White [Victoria]; US actress/stunt woman (Perils of Pauline).
- 1907 - Birth of Edgar Barrier in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Cobra Woman, Macbeth, Rocky, Cornered).
- 1912 - Birth of John Garfield in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Air Force, Destination Tokyo, Juarez).
- 1921 - Birth of Joan Greenwood in London, England; actress/director (Amorous Mr Prawn).
- 1927 - Birth of Thayer David in Medford, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Eiger Sanction, Rocky, Nero Wolfe, Savages).
- 1934 - Birth of Barbara McNair in Racine, Wisconsin, USA; singer/actress (Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, Ed Sullivan Show, General Hospital, Barbara McNair Show).
- 1938 - Birth of Paula Prentiss in San Antonio, Texas, USA; actress (He and She, Parallax View, Mr. and Mrs. Dracula).
- 1940 - Birth of Kas Garas in Kaunas, Lithuania; actor (Hamlyn - Strange Report).
- 1941 - Birth of Adrian Lyne; director (Fatal Attraction, 9 1/2 Weeks, Jacob's Ladder).
- 1941 - Birth of Ji-Tu Cumbuka in Helena, Alabama, USA; actor (Roots, Man Called Sloane).
- 1941 - Birth of John Aprea in Englewood, New Jersey, USA; actor (Lucas - Another World, Godfather 2).
- 1941 - Birth of John Hancock in Hazen, Arkansas, USA; actor (Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights).
- 1945 - Birth of Jaime Tirelli in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Orlando Lopez - Ball Four).
- 1946 - Birth of Haile Gerima; director (Ashes and Embers).
- 1951 - Birth of Gwen Welles in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; actress (Desert Hearts, Sticky Fingers, Angel On My Shoulder).
- 1952 - Birth of Ronn Moss in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Ridge - The Bold and the Beautiful, Santa Barbara).
- 1953 - Birth of Kay Lenz in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Moving Violations, Rich Man Poor Man, Reasonable Doubts, The Tick, Simon and Simon).
- 1954 - Birth of Catherine O'Hara in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actress/comedienne (Beetlejuice, SCTV, Committed, Six Feet Under).
- 1954 - Birth of Adrian Zmed in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (TJ Hooker, Dance Fever).
- 1958 - Birth of Patricia Heaton in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actress (Debra - Everybody Loves Raymond).
- 1959 - Birth of Kelly Lynch in Golden Walley, Minnesota, USA; actress (Warm Summer Rain, Cocktail).
- 1960 - Birth of Russell Todd in Troy, New York, USA; actor (Dr Jamie Frame - Another World).
- 1960 - Birth of Mykelti Williamson; actor (Boomtown, The Fugitive).
- 1961 - Birth of Steven Weber in Queens, New York, USA; actor (Brian Hackett - Wings, Studio 60).
- 1962 - Birth of Steve Fletcher in London, England; actor (Brad - One Life to Live).
- 1965 - Birth of Stacy Edwards in Glasgow, Montana, USA; actress (Santa Barbara, Chicago Hope).
- 1968 - Birth of Patsy Kensit in Hounslow, London, England; rocker/actress (Lethal Weapon 2, 21, Hanover St).
- 1970 - Birth of Nick Stabile; actor (Passions, Sunset Beach).
- 1990 - Birth of Andrea Bowen; actress (Desperate Housewives).
- 1993 - Birth of Jenna Boyd; actress (The Gathering, Mary Christmas).
Deaths on March 4
- 1948 - Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at age 51.
- 1981 - Torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies.
- 1991 - Vance Colvig, actor (UHF, Barfly, My Chauffeur), dies at age 72.
- 1992 - Arthur Babbitt, animator (Mr Magoo, Goofy), dies at age 84 of heart failure (born 1907).
- 1992 - Nestor Almendros, Spanish/US cameraman (Kramer versus Kramer), dies at age 61.
- 1994 - Guus Verstraete Sr, Dutch actor/director (Two Drops of Water), dies at age 79.
- 1994 - Death of John Candy at age 43 of a heart attack while filming on location in Mexico; comedian, actor (SCTV Network, Uncle Buck, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Home Alone).
- 1996 - Death of Minnie Pearl AKA Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon at age 83 from a stroke in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; country comedienne (Grand Ole Opry radio show (1940), Hee-Haw TV show, Country Music Association Hall of Fame).
- 2009 - Death of Horton Foote, Oscar- and Pulitzer Prize winning stage and screenwriter, at age 92, in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Notable works: The Young Man From Atlanta (Pulitzer), To Kill a Mockingbird (Oscar), Tender Mercies (Oscar), The Trip to Bountiful.
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