DYR Today, October 1

“Born Today”

• Brie Larson (27)
• Jurnee Smollett (30)
• Porcelain Black (31)
• Rupert Friend (35)
• Sarah Drew (36)
• Sherri Saum (42)
• Heather Hunter (47)
• Zach Galifianakis (47)
• Cindy Margolis (51)
• Christopher Titus (52)
• Mark McGwire (53)
• Esai Morales (54)
• Randy Quaid (66)
• Stephen Collins (69)
• Stella Stevens (78)
• Julie Andrews (81) Featured Above
• Jimmy Carter (92)
• Richard Harris (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Al Jackson Jr. (Born: November 27, 1935 / Died: October 1, 1975)
• E. B. White (Born: July 11, 1899 / Died: October 1, 1985)
• Tom Clancy (Born: April 12, 1947 / Died: October 1, 2013)

“Movies”

• 1968 – Night of the Living Dead
• 1970 – Cover Me Babe
• 1970 – The Great White Hope
• 1970 – How Do I Love Thee?
• 1974 – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
• 1982 – Hey Good Lookin’
• 1982 – My Favorite Year
• 1993 – The Age of Innocence
• 1993 – Cool Runnings
• 1993 – For Love or Money
• 1993 – Malice
• 1993 – M. Butterfly
• 1998 – Antz
• 1998 – A Night at the Roxbury
• 1998 – What Dreams May Come
• 1999 – The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
• 1999 – Mystery, Alaska
• 1999 – The Minus Man
• 1999 – Three Kings

“Music”

• 1962 – The Beach Boys released Surfin’ Safari
• 1962 – Barbra Streisand signed a contract with Columbia Records
• 1965 – The Byrds released “Turn! Turn! Turn!” on this date

• 1966 – The Association’s “Cherish” was still #1 on the Billboard chart
• 1966 – The #1 Adult Contemporary song was “In the Arms of Love” by Andy Williams
• 1974 – Harry Chapin released “Cat’s in the Cradle”

• 1974 – Olivia Newton-John’s If You Love Me, Let Me Know was the #1 country album
• 1977 – The #1 song on the Billboard chart was Meco’s “Star Wars Theme/ Cantina Band”
• 1977 – Barry White’s “It’s Ectsasy When You Lay Down Next To Me” was #1 on the Billboard Soul chart

• 1977 – Carly Simon’s “Nobody Does It Better” remained the #1 Adult Contemporary song
• 1983 – Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” was #1 on the Billboard chart

• 1983 – The top Adult Contemporary song was “Tell Her About It” by Billy Joel
• 1985 – Ronnie Milsap’s “Lost in the Fifties Tonight” was the #1 song on the Country chart

• 1990 – Wilson Phillips released “Impulsive” on this day
• 1990 – Bette Midler released “From A Distance”

“TV/Radio”

• 1955 – The Honeymooners debuted

• 1962 – The Lucy Show premiered on CBS
• 1962 – First airing of the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson as host

“Other Important Events…”

• 1868 – On this day Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women was published
• 1979 – Pope John Paul II began his first U.S. visit