| May 30 |
1914 -- orchestra leader Bobby Sherwood is born in Indianapolis. He was musical director when 'The Milton Berle Show' ruled Tuesday nights in the early '50s. Tuesday night sensation The Milton Berle Show in 1952-53. He was also a regular on 'The Red Buttons Show.' He died of cancer in 1981 at 66. 1918 -- Bob Evans (yes, that Bob Evans) is born in Sugar Ridge, Ohio. 1927 -- Norman Eugene 'Clint' Walker is born in Hartford, Illinois. Best known for his starring roles as 'Cheyenne' in the '50s and 'Kodiak' in the mid-'70s, imdb.com credits 6'6" Clint's wildly successful portrayal of Cheyenne Brody as almost single-handedly television's western craze. 1953 -- the first major league network baseball telecast sees Cleveland down Chicago 7-2. The Indians go on to finish in 2nd place in the American League, the White Sox 3rd, 8 1/2 and 11 1/2 games behind the Yankees, respectively. 1966 -- Canadian singer Anne Murray signs a contract with C-B-C's 'Singalong Jubilee.' According to pugetsoundradio.com, she was paid $71.50 for each appearance on the show, and $99 if she soloed. 1975 -- Joan Baez welcomed Kool & the Gang to NBC's 'Midnight Special.' 1985 -- ABC announces that every game of the World Series will be played under the lights for the biggest baseball audience possible. Until then weekend games were still played in the daytime. 1996 -- John Tesh steps down after 10 years as host of 'Entertainment Tonight.' A devout Christian, the towering 6'6" Tesh has been married since 1992 to actress Connie Selleca. 2006 -- Robert Sterling, best-known for his role as the ghostly George Kerby on 'Topper' (his ectoplasmic wife was portrayed by his real-life, Anne Jeffreys), dies of natural causes at the age of 88. At the time of his death, Robert and Anne had been married for 55 years. Robert's father, by the way, played for the Chicago Cubs. |