History Blog

September 17

Happy Birthday RIP Dolores Costello(1903–1979) Hiram “Hank” Williams(1923–1953) Roderick “Roddy” McDowall(1928–1998) Anne Bancroft(Anna Italiano 1931–2005) Paul Benedict(1938–2008) “Lupe Ontiveros”(Guadalupe Moreno 1942–2012) Johnathan Ritter(1948–2003) ; John “Fee” Waybill–73 Cassandra Peterson(“Elvira”)–72 Rita Rudner–70 Wendy Worthington–69 Bryan Singer–58 Kyle Chandler–58 Jeffrey Matthew Settle–54 Nathan “Nate” Berkus–52 Griffith Feuerstein(“Griff Furst”)–42 ; 1972 – The comedy series “M.A.S.H.” standing for “Mobile Army Surgical Hospital” premiered on CBS