Happy birthday, Vicki Lawrence!

 

Vicki Lawrence, born March 26, 1949 in Inglewood, California, is a singer, dancer, and comedian who appeared on the Carol Burnett Show.  She also starred in the spin-off series Mama's Family. 

In 1973, she released an album which spawned the #1 hit song, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. She hosted the talk show Vicki! from 1992-1994. 

She won a Primetime Emmy in 1976 for Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Variety or Music for her work on the Carol Burnett Show.

Vicki Lawrence bloopers

"The War of the Worlds" wins Oscar 1954

 The War of the Worlds won an Academy Award at the 26th annual ceremony held March 25, 1954.  The sci-fi classic won an Oscar for Best Special Effects, when it wasn't a regular category.  It was nominated for Best Sound Editing and Best Film Editing.  The War of the Worlds lost both to From Here to Eternity which won eight Oscars that night.

War of the Worlds trailer

Happy birthday, Sadako Pointer!

 Sadako Pointer, born March 25, 1984 in Marin County, California, is the granddaughter of Ruth Pointer, and is currently touring with her aunt Issa and Ruth.  

Sadako, Ruth, and Issa "Jump"

Remembering Valerie Perinne (1943-2026)

 

Valerie Perinne, voluptuous actress born September 3, 1943 in Galveston, Texas, passed away from Parkinson's disease in Los Angeles.  Her first film was Slaughterhouse-Five in 1972.  It was her performance in Lenny that gained her an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress.

She portrayed Lex Luthor's moll Miss Eve Tessmacher in Superman I and Superman II. She had the lead role in Can't Stop the Music with the Village People, which was a spectacular failure at the box office.

She continued acting until her retirement 2016, a year after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2015.

Valerie Perrine in Cannonball Run

Happy birthday, Captain James T. Kirk!

 

William Shatner, born March 22, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, will always be best known as his role as Captain James T. Kirk on the cult classic television show Star Trek. He appeared in the first original series from 1966 to 1969. He appeared in the six movie adaptions of the TV series and the final Star Trek: Generations.  He starred in the TV movies TekWar, based on the novel he co-wrote. 

In October 2021, he became the oldest person, at that time, to fly in space.  At the age of 90, he flew on Blue Origin's NS-18 suborbital flight on October 13, 2021.

William Shatner SNL skit: Get a Life!

Soyuz MS-21 launched 2022

 Soyuz MS-21 crew (L-R): Denis Mateev, Oleg Artemyev, Sergey Korsakov

Soyuz MS-21, launched March 18, 2022, carried three cosmonauts to the International Space Station.  Its crew consisted of Commander Oleg Artemyev, Denis Mateev, and Sergey Korsakov. They participated in Expeditions 66 and 67 while aboard the ISS.

The cosmonauts returned to Earth in September 2022, after almost 195 days in space. 

Soyuz MS-21 launch

Happy birthday, actor Kurt Russell!

 

Kurt Russell, born March 17, 1951 in Springfield, Massachusetts, has had a stellar acting career and is still going strong.  He first appeared in an episode of Dennis the Menace in 1961. He starred in a number of television series such as Gilligan's Island and Daniel Boone.  In 1969, he landed one of his first starring roles in Disney's The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes and went on to star in more Disney movies, such as The Barefoot Executive, Now You See Him, Now You Don't, and The Strongest Man in the World. 

He broke out of his squeaky-clean image by appearing as Snake Plissken in Escape from New York and edgier works such as The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, and Tequila Sunrise. He appeared in Sky High and Guardian of the Galaxy 2.

He is currently working as Lee Shaw in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.

in 2003, he was awarded the Life Career Award at the Oscars,  He passed away

Trailer for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2