On this day in 1987 a federal judge threw out Bette Midler‘s $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co., who used a sound-alike voice for a TV commercial. (Midler later won the case on appeal.)  

Born on this day in 1921 composer Ernest Gold

Born on this day in 1921 soprano Marcella Pobbe

Born on this day in 1924 tenor Carlo Bergonzi

Happy 70th birthday soprano Jennifer Smith

Born on this day in 1949 baritone Antonio Salvadori

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