Sunday, April 12, 2020

ON THIS DAY: APRIL 12

On this day in entertainment history...


1932: "Grand Hotel" directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Greta Garbo and John Barrymore premieres in New York, includes the line "I want to be alone" (Best Picture/Production 1932).


1935: Actress Mary Astor (28) divorces Dr. Franklyn Thorpe after 4 years of marriage.


1946: Ed O'Neill, American comedian and actor (Married With Children, Modern Family), born in Youngstown, Ohio.


1959: James Gleason, American writer and actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool), dies at 76.


1974: "Coal Miner's Daughter" actress Sissy Spacek weds art director Jack Fisk.


1976: Paul Ford, American actor (Phil Silvers Show, The Music Man), dies at 74.

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