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March 20, 2010 03:09 EDT
On March 20, 1948, "Gentleman's Agreement" won the Academy Award for best picture.
In 1952, "An American In Paris" was named best picture at the Oscars.
In 1964, "Funny Girl," starring Barbra Streisand, opened on Broadway.
In 1969, John Lennon married Yoko Ono in a private ceremony in Gibralter.
In 1970, David Bowie and Angela Barnett got married in London. They later split up.
In 1990, singer Gloria Estefan broke her back when her tour bus was hit by a truck in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains. She underwent surgery and took months to recover.
In 1991, Sony announced a long-term contract with Michael Jackson that was said to be potentially worth one billion dollars.
Also in 1991, Eric Clapton's 4-year-old son, Conor, died when he fell out of a window in New York.
In 1992, "Basic Instinct," starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone, opened nationwide. Activists who claimed the movie was anti-gay turned up to protest at several theaters.
Today's Birthdays: Producer Carl Reiner is 88. Actor Hal Linden is 79. Country singer Don Edwards is 71. Country singer-guitarist Ranger Doug of Riders in the Sky is 64. Actor William Hurt is 60. Drummer Carl Palmer is 60. Guitarist Jimmie Vaughan is 59. Country guitarist Jimmy Seales of Shenandoah is 56. Actress Vanessa Bell Calloway is 53. Director Spike Lee is 53. Actress Theresa Russell is 53. Actress Holly Hunter is 52. Drummer Slim Jim Phantom is 49. Model Kathy Ireland is 47. Actor David Thewlis is 47. Actress Liza Snyder is 42. Actor Michael Rapaport is 40. Actor Alexander Chaplin is 40. Singer Chester Bennington of Linkin Park is 34. Michael Genadry is 32. Guitarist Nick Wheeler of All-American Rejects is 28.
Copyright 2010, The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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