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What happened in history on this day: April 11?
On April 11 in ...
- 1983 - The 55th Academy Awards, hosted by Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor, and Walter Matthau, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. Gandhi wins Best Picture, Ben Kingsley wins Best Actor, Meryl Streep wins Best Actress.
- 1985 - The 100th episode of US TV show Hill Street Blues airs.
- 1988 - The Last Emperor (directed by Bernardo Bertolucci) wins nine Oscar awards.
- 1991 - New York City's Museum of Broadcasting becomes "Museum of Radio and Television".
- 1994 - The TV Show Mike & Maty debuts.
Births on April 11
- 1883 - Birth of Leonard Mudie in England; actor (Magnetic Monster, British Intelligence).
- 1898 - Birth of Lou Holtz; comedian/actor (Follow the Leader).
- 1904 - Birth of Paul McGrath in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Witness, No Time for Love).
- 1907 - Birth of Paul Douglas in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Adventure Theater, Clash by Night).
- 1912 - Birth of John Larkin in Oakland, California, USA; actor (Saints and Sinners, 12 O'Clock High).
- 1916 - Birth of Howard Koch; producer/director (Frankenstein, Airplane II).
- 1921 - Birth of Virginia O'Brien in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Francis in the Navy, Gus, Ziegfeld Follies, Thousands Cheer).
- 1930 - Birth of Carl Franklin in Richmond, California, USA; actor (Fantastic Journey).
- 1931 - Birth of John[ny] Sheffield in Pasadena, California, USA; American actor (boy in many Tarzan movies).
- 1932 - Birth of Joel Grey [Joe Katz] in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (Cabaret, Remo Williams, 7 percent Solution).
- 1939 - Birth of Louise Lasser in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Mary Hartman! Mary Hartman!).
- 1947 - Birth of Peter Riegert in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Americathon, Animal House, Crossing Delancey).
- 1947 - Birth of Ulrich Edel in Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany; American film director (The Little Vampire, Body of Evidence).
- 1950 - Birth of Bill Irwin in Santa Monica, California, USA; actor (My Blue Heaven, Scenes From a Mall).
- 1955 - Birth of Michele Scarabelli in Montréal, Québec, Canada; actress (Jo Santini - Airwolf, Alienation, Dallas).
- 1958 - Birth of John Castellanos in San Diego, California, USA; actor (John Silva - The Young and the Restless).
Deaths on April 11
- 1973 - Ted Decorsia, actor (Police Chief Hegedorn - Steve Canyon), dies at age 69.
- 1983 - Dolores Del Rio, actress (Cheyenne Autumn), dies at age 78.
- 1987 - Kent Taylor, actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders), dies at age 79.
- 1988 - Death of Jeff (Jean Marie) Donnell of a heart attack at age 66; actress (Alice - The George Gobel Show, Hoedown, Nine Girls, Dr. Kildare and Matt Helm, General Hospital).
- 1992 - Death of Adele Dixon of pneumonia at age 83; singer/actress (Uneasy Virtue).
- 1992 - James Brown, actor (Rip - Adventures of Rin Tin Tin), dies at age 72.
- 2007 - Death of Roscoe Lee Browne at age 81; actor (All in the Family, Maude, Sanford and Son, Good Times, Barney Miller, Saunders - Soap, The Cosby Show (1986, Emmy award)).
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