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Today in the History of Entertainment: “Fantasia” premiered

On November 13, 1940, the Walt Disney film “Fantasia” made its world premiere at the Broadway Theater in New York City.

In 1974, an impostor posing as Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore borrowed a Porsche and crashed it in Iowa City. He was eventually charged with misrepresentation.

In 1983, country comedian Junior Samples died of a heart attack. He was 57 years old.

In 1992, drummer Ronnie Bond of The Troggs died. He was 49 years old.

On November 13, 1940, the Walt Disney film “Fantasia” made its world premiere at the Broadway Theater in New York City.

In 1974, an impostor posing as Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore borrowed a Porsche and crashed it in Iowa City. He was eventually charged with misrepresentation.

In 1983, country comedian Junior Samples died of a heart attack. He was 57 years old.

In 1992, drummer Ronnie Bond of The Troggs died. He was 49 years old.

Also in 1992, Elton John performed for the first time in Mexico. An estimated 90,000 people attended the concert at a stadium in Mexico City.

In 1993, actress Michelle Pfeiffer married television writer and producer David E. Kelley.

In 1997, two New England Patriots players launched themselves onstage during an Everclear concert in Boston. Later, a woman in the crowd sued her, claiming that she suffered neck injuries when players landed on her.

In 2015, terrorists killed 89 people at an Eagles Of Death Metal concert at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris. The shootings were part of a coordinated attack in Paris that left 130 people dead.

In 2016, musician Leon Russell died in his sleep, four months after undergoing heart bypass surgery. He died at his home in Nashville at the age of 74.

Today’s Birthday: Actor Jimmy Hawkins (“It’s A Wonderful Life”) is 81 years old. Blues singer John Hammond is 80. Country singer-songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard is 76. Actor Joe Mantegna (mahn-TAYN’-yuh) is 75. Actress Sheila Frazier (“Superfly”) is 74. Actor Tracy Scoggins (“The Colbys,” “Lois and Clark”) is 69. Actor Chris Noth (NOHTH) (“Law and Order: Criminal Intent,” ″Sex and the City”) is 68 years old. Actor Whoopi Goldberg is 67. Actor Rex Linn (“Young Sheldon,” “CSI: Miami”) is 66. Actress Caroline Goodall (“The Princess Diaries,” ″Schindler’s List”) is 63. Actor Neil Flynn (“The Middle,” “Scrubs”) is 62. Trumpeter Walter Kibby from Fishbone is 58. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel is 55. Actor Steve Zahn (“Happy, Texas,” ″That Thing You Do! ) is 55. Actor Gerard Butler (“Machine Gun Preacher”, ″The Phantom of the Opera”) is 53 years old. Actor Jordan Bridges (“Rizzoli and Isles”) is 49. Actress Aisha Hinds (“Under the Dome,” ″True Blood”) is 47. Bassist Nikolai Fraiture of The Strokes is 44 years old. Actress Monique Coleman (“High School Musical”) is 42 years old. Actor Devon Bostick (“The 100,” ″Diary of a Wimpy Kid”) is 31.

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