Entertainment History
On Nov. 21, 1934, the Cole Porter musical “Anything Goes” opened in New York.
In 1960, George Harrison was deported from Germany after The Beatles had moved to Hamburg to play clubs there. Authorities were tipped off that he was not yet 18 and was therefore not allowed to be in a nightclub after midnight.
In 1974, the Kiss Army fan club officially formed in Terre Haute, Indiana.
In 1980, an estimated 83 million TV viewers tuned in to the CBS prime-time soap opera “Dallas” to find out who shot J.R., played by Larry Hagman. It turned out to be Kristin Shephard, played by Mary Crosby.
Also in 1980, singer Don Henley was arrested after a nude 16-year-old girl, overdosing on drugs, was found in his Los Angeles home. Henley pleaded no contest, was fined and given probation.
In 1982, Liza Minnelli, Willie Nelson, Smokey Robinson and Andrew Lloyd Webber were honored as the first group of Grammy Living Legends at a gala in Los Angeles.
Also in 1982, singer Joni Mitchell married her bassist, Larry Klein, in Malibu, California. They divorced after nearly 12 years together.
In 1987, actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore were married in Las Vegas. They separated after 10 years.
In 1990, singer Mick Jagger and model Jerry Hall were married after being together for 12 years. They split in 1999.
In 1995, singer Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day was arrested for dropping his pants at a concert in Milwaukee. He was fined $141.
In 1996, actor Sherry Stringfield quit the cast of “ER” to spend more time with her family and boyfriend. She rejoined the cast five years later.
In 1997, rapper Coolio and seven members of his band were arrested for theft and assault in a boutique in Boblingen, Germany. Coolio was convicted and fined.
In 2014, the single “Happy” by Pharrell Williams was released.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Laurence Luckinbill is 90. Actor Marlo Thomas is 87. Actor Juliet Mills (“Passions,” ″Nanny and the Professor”) is 83. Actor Goldie Hawn is 79. Director Andrew Davis (“The Fugitive,” “Holes”) is 78. Keyboardist Lonnie Jordan of War is 76. Singer Livingston Taylor is 74. Actor-singer Lorna Luft is 73. Actor Cherry Jones (“The Horse Whisperer”) is 68. Bassist Brian Ritchie of Violent Femmes is 64. Contemporary Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman is 62. Actor Nicollette Sheridan is 61. Singer Bjork (BYORK) is 59. Singer Chauncey Hannibal of BLACKstreet is 56. Bassist Alex James of Blur is 56. TV personality Rib Hillis (“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”) is 54. Rapper Pretty Lou of Lost Boyz is 53. Football player-turned-TV host Michael Strahan (“Good Morning America,” ″Live With Kelly and Michael”) is 53. Actor Marina de Tavira (“Roma”) is 51. Country singer Kelsi Osborn of SHeDAISY is 50. Actor Jimmi Simpson (“Westworld,” ″It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) is 49. Actor Lindsey Haun (“True Blood,” “Broken Bridges”) is 40. Actor Jena Malone (“Hunger Games” films) is 40. Singer Carly Rae Jepsen is 39. Actor Sam Palladio (“Nashville”) is 38.
