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What happened in history on this day: March 29?
On March 29 in ...
- 1962 - Jack Parr hosts The Tonight Show for the final time.
- 1963 - The final episode of the TV soap opera Young Doctor Malone airs in the US.
- 1967 - The first nationwide strike in the 30-year history of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) begins, lasting for 13 days.
- 1982 - The 54th Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California with Chariots of Fire winning Best Picture. Henry Fonda wins Best Actor; Katharine Hepburn wins Best Actress.
- 1984 - CBS airs the 100th episode of Knots Landing TV show.
Births on March 29
- 1889 - Birth of Howard Lindsay in Waterford, New York, USA; playwright/actor/director (State of Union).
- 1889 - Birth of Warner Baxter in Columbus, Ohio, USA; actor (In Old Arizona, Cisco Kid).
- 1902 - Birth of Onslow Stevens in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Mr Fisher - This is the Life).
- 1905 - Birth of Philip Ahn in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Master Kan - Kung Fu TV show).
- 1908 - Birth of Arthur O'Connell in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Mr. Peepers TV show, Second Hundred Years).
- 1908 - Birth of Dennis O'Keefe in Fort Madison, Iowa, USA; actor/director (The Dennis O'Keefe Show TV show (1959), Lux Video Theatre, Climax, Suspicion, Follow the Sun, T-Men, Fighting Seabees).
- 1913 - Birth of Niall MacGinnis in Dublin, Ireland; actor (Curse of the Demon).
- 1914 - Birth of Phil Foster AKA Philip Feldman in New York City, New York, USA; comedian/actor (Ed Sullivan Show, Frank De Fazio - Laverne and Shirley).
- 1918 - Birth of Pearl Bailey in Newport News, Virginia, USA; singer ("Takes Two to Tango", "Hello Dolly"), actress (As the World Turns TV show), and comedienne.
- 1919 - Birth of Eileen Heckart in Columbus, Ohio, USA; actress (One Life to Live, Cybil, Annie McGuire, Out of the Blue, Suspense, The Fugitive, Doll's House, Trauma Center).
- 1927 - Birth of John McLaughlin; TV commentator (McLaughlin Group).
- 1939 - Birth of Nancy Kwan in Hong Kong; actress (Flower Drum Song, Night Creature).
- 1941 - Birth of Terence Hill in Venice, Italy; actor (Super Fuzz, They Call Me Trinity).
- 1943 - Birth of Eric Idle in South Shields, Durham, England; comedian/actor (Monty Python's Flying Circus).
- 1944 - Birth of John Suchet; British TV journalist (Independent TV News).
- 1945 - Birth of Julie Goodyear; British actress (Bet Lynch - Coronation Street).
- 1945 - Birth of Willem Ruis; Dutch TV host (Willem Ruis Show).
- 1946 - Birth of Bruce Weber; director (Broken Noses).
- 1948 - Birth of Bud Cort in New Rochelle, New York, USA; actor/director (Harold and Maude, Brewster McCloud, MASH).
- 1955 - Birth of Christopher Lawford; actor (Charlie Brent - All My Children).
- 1955 - Birth of Dianne Kay in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; actress (Nancy - Eight is Enough, Reggie, Glitter).
- 1955 - Birth of Brendan Gleeson; actor (Into the Storm).
- 1956 - Birth of Kurt Thomas; American gymnast (Olympics) / actor (Gymkata).
- 1957 - Birth of Christopher Lambert in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA; actor (Highlander, Subway, Greystoke, Why Me).
- 1959 - Birth of Marina Sirtis in London, England; actress (Deanna Troi - Star Trek: The Next Generation).
- 1961 - Birth of Ane-Marie Sanches; newscaster (Suriname TV/Radio).
- 1961 - Birth of Amy Sedaris; comedian/actress (Sex and the City, Strangers With Candy).
- 1963 - Birth of Elle Macpherson in Sydney, Australia; model (Sports Illustrated 1986, 1987, 1988), actress (Sirens, Friends).
- 1968 - Birth of Lucy Lawless; actress (Xena: Warrior Princess).
- 1971 - Birth of Ryan Mark Lambert in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor/singer (Kids Incorporated, Freeze Frame).
Deaths on March 29
- 1979 - Melville Cooper, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at age 82.
- 1982 - Rudy Bond, character actor (Streetcar Named Desire), dies of a heart attack at age 68.
- 1982 - Death of Ray Bloch at age 79; orchestra leader (Milton Berle's radio show), TV musical director (Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason).
- 1983 - Richard O'Brien, actor (Rocky Horror Show), dies of cancer at age 65.
- 1986 - Harry Ritz, comedian/actor (Three Musketeers, On the Avenue), dies at age 79.
- 1989 - Bernard Blier, actor (Les Miserables, Women and War), dies at age 73.
- 1991 - Matt Bennett, actor (Hickey and Boggs), dies of brain tumor at age 52.
- 1992 - Death of Paul G J von Henreid at age 84 of pneumonia; actor (Lazzlo - Casablanca film, Goodbye Mr. Chips film), director (Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV show, Schlitz Playhouse TV show, Big Valley TV show, The Iron Horse Tv show, Bracken's World TV show).
- 1994 - Bill Travers, English actor (Trio, Gorgo, Born Free), dies at age 72 (born 1922).
- 1997 - Death of Eddie Ryder at age 74; actor (Slick Jones - General Hospital TV show).
- 1997 - Ellen Clara Pollock, actress (Wicked Lady, Fake), dies at age 94.
- 2004 - Death of Alistaire Cooke at age 95; British/American journalist, television personality and broadcaster (Masterpiece Theatre TV show, Omnibus TV show, Letter from America radio show).
- 2022 - Death of Paul Herman at age 76; actor (Goodfellas, The Sopranos).
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