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What happened in history on this day: March 21?
On March 21 in ...
- 1955 - NBC-TV presents the first Colgate Comedy Hour.
- 1966 - US Supreme Court reverses Massachusetts' ruling that film Fanny Hill is obscene.
- 1966 - ABC airs the last Ben Casey TV show. A total of 153 episodes aired.
- 1980 - TV show Dallas ends its second season in a cliffhanger as character J.R. Ewing is shot.
- 1985 - The ABC TV network debuts the Wildside series.
- 1990 - CBS-TV debuts series Normal Life, starring Moon Unit and Dweezil Zappa.
- 1990 - CBS-TV debuts series Sydney, starring Valerie Bertinelli.
- 1994 - 66th Academy Awards. Film director Steven Spielberg's film Schindler's List wins seven Oscars, including Best Picture. Best Actor: Tom Hanks. Best Actress: Holly Hunter.
- 1995 - NBC airs the first episode of the sitcom NewsRadio.
- 1995 - The NBC TV network begins airing the Disney series Pride & Joy.
- 1997 - Universal releases the film Liar Liar to theaters.
Births on March 21
- 1891 - Birth of Jonathan Hale; actor (Saint's Double Trouble, Saint Strikes Back).
- 1900 - Birth of Eugenie Leontovitch in Moscow, Russia; actor (Homicidal).
- 1901 - Birth of Carmelita Geraghty in Rushville, Indiana, USA; actress (My Best Girl, Texas Ranger).
- 1902 - Birth of Carl Jaffe in Hamburg, Germany; actor (First Man in Space, Escapement).
- 1910 - Birth of Nick Castle in Brooklyn, New York, USA; choreographer (Dinah Shore, Judy Garland).
- 1911 - Birth of John Paxton; screenwriter (On The Beach, Kotch, Farewell My Lovely).
- 1912 - Birth of Peter Bull; actor/author (Executioner, Tom Jones, Dr Strangelove).
- 1913 - Birth of Max Youngstein in New York City, New York, USA; film producer (United Artists).
- 1918 - Birth of Howard Cosell in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; sportscaster (WABC Radio in New York, WABC-TV, Monday Night Football).
- 1919 - Birth of Lois Collier in Salley, South Carolina, USA; actress (Mary - Boston Blackie, Slave Girl).
- 1921 - Birth of Logan Ramsey in Long Beach, California, USA; actor (Head, Joy Sticks, Say Yes).
- 1923 - Birth of Mort Lindsey in Newark, New Jersey, USA; orchestra leader (The Merv Griffin Show, Judy Garland Show).
- 1923 - Birth of Philip Abbott in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; actor (Arthur Ward - The FBI).
- 1925 - Birth of Peter Brook in London, England; director (1776), TV writer.
- 1926 - Birth of Virginia Weidler in Hollywood, California, USA; actress (Babes on Broadway).
- 1929 - Birth of James Coco in Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Man of La Mancha, Murder by Death).
- 1929 - Birth of Jules Bergman, space and science reporter (ABC-TV).
- 1930 - Birth of James Coco in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Calucci's Dept., The Dumplings, St. Elsewhere (Emmy Award), Who's The Boss?).
- 1934 - Birth of Al Freeman Junior in San Antonio, Texas, USA; actor (One Life to Live, My Sweet Charlie, Ensign Pulver, Roots: The Next Generation).
- 1939 - Birth of Kathleen Widdoes in Wilmington, Delaware, USA; actress (Without a Trace, As the World Turns, Ryan's Hope, Another World).
- 1942 - Birth of Françoise Dorléac in Paris, France; actress (That Man From Rio).
- 1944 - Birth of Marie-Christine Barrault in Paris, France; actress (Stardust Memories).
- 1946 - Birth of Timothy Dalton in Colwyn Bay, Wales; actor (James Bond - The Living Daylights, License to Kill, Scarlet, Mistral's Daughter).
- 1948 - Birth of Nancy Addison Altman in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Jillian Coleridge Ryan - Ryan's Hope).
- 1953 - Birth of Carl Wolfson in Washington DC, USA; comedian (Thicke of the Night).
- 1955 - Birth of Jean Marie Hon in San Francisco, California, USA; actress (Jane - Man From Atlantis).
- 1957 - Birth of Sabrina Le Beauf in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; actress (Sondra - Crosby Show).
- 1958 - Birth of Brad Hall in Santa Barbara, California, USA; comedian (Saturday Night Live).
- 1958 - Birth of Gary Oldman; actor (Sid and Nancy, Criminal Law, State of Grace, Friends).
- 1958 - Birth of Sabrina LeBeauf; actress (The Cosby Show, Fatherhood).
- 1961 - Birth of Kassie DePaiva [Wesley] in Morganfield, Kentucky, USA; actress (Chelsea - Guiding Light, Evil Dead 2, Blair - One Life to Live).
- 1962 - Birth of Matthew Broderick in New York City, New York; actor (Inspector Gadget, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, WarGames, Biloxi Blues).
- 1962 - Birth of Rosie O'Donnell; comedienne, actress (A League of Their Own, The Flintstones, Rosie, Gimme a Break, Queer as Folk, The View).
- 1965 - Birth of Cynthia Geary; actress (Northern Exposure).
- 1974 - Birth of Laura Allen; actress (Dirt, The 4400).
Deaths on March 21
- 1934 - Lilyan Tashman, actor (Bulldog Drummond), dies at age 34.
- 1938 - Oscar Apfel, actor (Inspiration), dies at age 60.
- 1982 - Harry H Corbett, British actor (Steptoe and Son, Jabberwocky), dies at age 57.
- 1985 - Michael Redgrave, English actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Mr Arkadin), dies at age 77 (born 1908).
- 1987 - Dean Paul Martin, American actor (Billy - Misfits of Science), dies at age 35 (born 1951).
- 1987 - Death of Robert Preston at age 68 from lung cancer in Montecito, California, USA; actor (Harold Hill - The Music Man).
- 1989 - Milton Frome, actor (Family Jewels), dies.
- 1992 - Death of John Ireland at age 78 of leukemia; actor and director (The Cheaters BBC TV series, Rawhide CBS TV series).
- 1994 - Death of Dack Rambo at age 52 from AIDS; actor (Jack Ewing - Dallas TV show).
- 1994 - Macdonald Carey, American actor (Days of Our Lives), dies of cancer at 81 (born 1913).
- 1995 - Robert Urquhart, actor (Dunkirk, Bulldog Breed), dies at age 72.
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