March 10, 1965
Neil Simon’s play The Odd Couple
debuted on Broadway.
Felix Ungar was
played by Art Carney and Oscar Madison was played by Walter Matthau (Matthau was later replaced
with Jack Klugman). The show, directed by Mike Nichols, ran for 966 performances and
won several Tony Awards,
including Best Play. The play was followed by a successful film (Jack Lemmon as Felix and Walter Matthau as Oscar) and television
series (Tony Randall as Felix and Jack Klugman as Oscar).
March 15, 1935
Judd Hirsch is born.
Best most known for playing Alex Rieger on the
television comedy series Taxi, John Lacey on the NBC series Dear
John, and Alan Eppes on the CBS series Numb3rs.He was born in The Bronx borough of New York City, New York, the son of Sally (née Kitzis) and Joseph Sidney Hirsch, an electrician. His father was also born in New York[2] where the family had lived since the mid-1800s. Sally
(Sarah) Kitzis was born in Russia. Hirsch was raised Jewish.
He attended DeWitt
Clinton High School, located in The
Bronx, and later earned a college degree from the City
College of New York in physics.
Hirsch's first major television appearance was in the
mini-series The Law (1974).
For his performance in Taxi, in 1981 and again in 1983, Judd Hirsch won the Emmy Award for Lead Actor In a Comedy Series. Hirsch went on to
play the title character on the modestly successful sitcom Dear
John and in 1989 won a Golden
Globe Award for Best Actor in a
Television Series in a Comedy or Musical for this role.[4] He later teamed with Bob Newhart in the short-lived comedy George and Leo. He had also previously starred for one season in the
series Delvecchio, playing a police detective (1976–1977).
In film, Hirsch received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the drama film Ordinary People (1980). Other films in the 1980s include the 1983
drama Without
a Trace, the 1984 dramedies Teachers and The
Goodbye People, and the 1988
drama Running on Empty
directed by Sidney
Lumet and co-starring River Phoenix. In 1996, Hirsch portrayed the father of Jeff Goldblum's character in Independence
Day, and in 2001 he appeared in
the acclaimed A
Beautiful Mind.
Hirsch co-starred on the CBS Television
drama NUMB3RS as Alan Eppes, father of FBI agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow) and Professor Charlie Eppes (David Krumholtz). Hirsch and Krumholtz also played father and son in Conversations with My Father, a Herb Gardner play for which Hirsch won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a
Leading Actor in a Play. Krumholtz
credits Hirsch with jump-starting his career after Hirsch chose him during the
audition process for Conversations. Other noteworthy stage performances
include The
Hot l Baltimore, Talley's Folly, and his
starring role in I'm
Not Rappaport, in which Hirsch also won a Tony Award in 1986.
More recently, Hirsch guest-starred on episodes of Warehouse 13, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Law & Order: SVU and The Whole Truth
(which saw him reunite with Numb3rs co-star Rob Morrow), among others,
and lent his voice to the animated programs Tom
Goes to the Mayor and American Dad! In 1999, he reprised his role from Taxi for a
brief moment in Man
on the Moon, the biopic of
his co-star from Taxi, Andy Kaufman (portrayed by Jim Carrey).
March 16, 2005
Robert Blake acquitted of
wife’s murder.
After a three-month-long criminal trial in Los Angeles Superior Court, a
jury acquits Robert Blake, star of the 1970s television detective show Baretta,
of the murder of his 44-year-old wife, Bonny Lee Bakley.Blake,
who was born Mickey Gubitosi in 1933 in New Jersey, made his movie debut at the
age of six, in MGM’s 1939 movie Bridal Suite; the studio soon featured him in
its Our Gang series of short films. After changing his name to Robert Blake, he
starred in the 1960 gangster movie The Purple Gang and numerous other films. In
1967, Blake memorably portrayed Perry Smith, one of two real-life murderers at
the center of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, when the book was adapted for the
big screen. As an actor, Blake was best known for his Emmy-winning work as the
street-smart plainclothes policeman Tony Baretta in the ABC series Baretta. The
show ran from 1975 to 1978, and Blake won an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a
Drama Series at the end of its first season.
During
his criminal trial, Blake’s defense team portrayed the aging actor as a rather
pathetic figure and argued that Bakley had a pattern of sending letters and
nude photos of herself to famous men and had trapped Blake into marrying her by
becoming pregnant. The couple’s daughter, Rose, was born in June 2000, and
though Bakley initially claimed that the child was fathered by Christian
Brando, son of the celebrated actor Marlon Brando, a paternity test proved the
baby was Blake’s. Blake and Bakley married that November. Their brief, unhappy
union lasted until May 4, 2001, when Bakley was shot to death as she sat in a
car outside a Los Angeles restaurant.
Blake
was arrested for the murder, and the prosecution produced two former stunt
doubles who claimed the actor had recruited them to kill his wife. During
cross-examination, the stuntmen were revealed to be cocaine and methamphetamine
users. In their acquittal of Blake, the jury made it clear they didn’t believe
the stuntmen’s statements, and also concluded that the prosecution had failed
to place the murder weapon in Blake’s hands.
In
November 2005, eight months after the criminal trial ended, Robert Blake was
found guilty in a civil trial of “intentionally” causing Bonny Lee Bakley’s
death; he was ordered to pay $30 million to Bakley’s children. Rose remained in
the care of Blake’s eldest daughter, Delinah. Though he did not testify in the
criminal trial, Blake did take the stand during his civil trial to deny the
accusations.
March 10, 1965
Neil Simon’s play The Odd Couple debuted on Broadway.
Felix Ungar was played by Art Carney and Oscar Madison was played by Walter Matthau (Matthau was later replaced with Jack Klugman). The show, directed by Mike Nichols, ran for 966 performances and won several Tony Awards, including Best Play. The play was followed by a successful film (Jack Lemmon as Felix and Walter Matthau as Oscar) and television series (Tony Randall as Felix and Jack Klugman as Oscar).
March 15, 1935
Judd Hirsch is born.
Best most known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi, John Lacey on the NBC series Dear John, and Alan Eppes on the CBS series Numb3rs.He was born in The Bronx borough of New York City, New York, the son of Sally (née Kitzis) and Joseph Sidney Hirsch, an electrician. His father was also born in New York[2] where the family had lived since the mid-1800s. Sally
(Sarah) Kitzis was born in Russia. Hirsch was raised Jewish.
He attended DeWitt
Clinton High School, located in The
Bronx, and later earned a college degree from the City
College of New York in physics.
Hirsch's first major television appearance was in the
mini-series The Law (1974).
For his performance in Taxi, in 1981 and again in 1983, Judd Hirsch won the Emmy Award for Lead Actor In a Comedy Series. Hirsch went on to
play the title character on the modestly successful sitcom Dear
John and in 1989 won a Golden
Globe Award for Best Actor in a
Television Series in a Comedy or Musical for this role.[4] He later teamed with Bob Newhart in the short-lived comedy George and Leo. He had also previously starred for one season in the
series Delvecchio, playing a police detective (1976–1977).
In film, Hirsch received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the drama film Ordinary People (1980). Other films in the 1980s include the 1983
drama Without
a Trace, the 1984 dramedies Teachers and The
Goodbye People, and the 1988
drama Running on Empty
directed by Sidney
Lumet and co-starring River Phoenix. In 1996, Hirsch portrayed the father of Jeff Goldblum's character in Independence
Day, and in 2001 he appeared in
the acclaimed A
Beautiful Mind.
Hirsch co-starred on the CBS Television
drama NUMB3RS as Alan Eppes, father of FBI agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow) and Professor Charlie Eppes (David Krumholtz). Hirsch and Krumholtz also played father and son in Conversations with My Father, a Herb Gardner play for which Hirsch won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a
Leading Actor in a Play. Krumholtz
credits Hirsch with jump-starting his career after Hirsch chose him during the
audition process for Conversations. Other noteworthy stage performances
include The
Hot l Baltimore, Talley's Folly, and his
starring role in I'm
Not Rappaport, in which Hirsch also won a Tony Award in 1986.
More recently, Hirsch guest-starred on episodes of Warehouse 13, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Law & Order: SVU and The Whole Truth
(which saw him reunite with Numb3rs co-star Rob Morrow), among others,
and lent his voice to the animated programs Tom
Goes to the Mayor and American Dad! In 1999, he reprised his role from Taxi for a
brief moment in Man
on the Moon, the biopic of
his co-star from Taxi, Andy Kaufman (portrayed by Jim Carrey).
March 16, 2005
Robert Blake acquitted of wife’s murder.
Blake, who was born Mickey Gubitosi in 1933 in New Jersey, made his movie debut at the age of six, in MGM’s 1939 movie Bridal Suite; the studio soon featured him in its Our Gang series of short films. After changing his name to Robert Blake, he starred in the 1960 gangster movie The Purple Gang and numerous other films. In 1967, Blake memorably portrayed Perry Smith, one of two real-life murderers at the center of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, when the book was adapted for the big screen. As an actor, Blake was best known for his Emmy-winning work as the street-smart plainclothes policeman Tony Baretta in the ABC series Baretta. The show ran from 1975 to 1978, and Blake won an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the end of its first season.
During his criminal trial, Blake’s defense team portrayed the aging actor as a rather pathetic figure and argued that Bakley had a pattern of sending letters and nude photos of herself to famous men and had trapped Blake into marrying her by becoming pregnant. The couple’s daughter, Rose, was born in June 2000, and though Bakley initially claimed that the child was fathered by Christian Brando, son of the celebrated actor Marlon Brando, a paternity test proved the baby was Blake’s. Blake and Bakley married that November. Their brief, unhappy union lasted until May 4, 2001, when Bakley was shot to death as she sat in a car outside a Los Angeles restaurant.
Blake was arrested for the murder, and the prosecution produced two former stunt doubles who claimed the actor had recruited them to kill his wife. During cross-examination, the stuntmen were revealed to be cocaine and methamphetamine users. In their acquittal of Blake, the jury made it clear they didn’t believe the stuntmen’s statements, and also concluded that the prosecution had failed to place the murder weapon in Blake’s hands.
In November 2005, eight months after the criminal trial ended, Robert Blake was found guilty in a civil trial of “intentionally” causing Bonny Lee Bakley’s death; he was ordered to pay $30 million to Bakley’s children. Rose remained in the care of Blake’s eldest daughter, Delinah. Though he did not testify in the criminal trial, Blake did take the stand during his civil trial to deny the accusations.
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