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On this day in 1983 Angela Lansbury headlined a Broadway revival of Mame that ran only 41 performances.
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On this day in 1961 American singer Grace Bumbry became the first Black artist to perform at the Bayreuth Festival. She earned 42 curtain calls.
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On this day in 1959 Ed Wood‘s magnum opus Plan 9 from Outer Space premiered.
Released on this day in 1943, the film musical Stormy Weather.
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Born on this day in 1930 actress Sally Ann Howes.
Born on this day in 1911 “triple threat” performer Ginger Rogers.
On this day in 1989, soprano Jessye Norman sang “La Marseillaise” at the Place de la Concorde, Paris, to celebrate 200th anniversary of the French Revolution.
Born on this day in 1889 writer, filmmaker and designer Jean Cocteau.
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