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–71 Cassandra Peterson(“Elvira”)–70 Rita Rudner–68 Wendy Worthington–67 Bryan Singer–56 Kyle Chandler–56 Jeffrey Matthew Settle–52 Nathan “Nate” Berkus–50 Griffith Feuerstein(“Griff Furst”)–40 ; 1972 – The comedy series “M.A.S.H.” standing for “Mobile Army Surgical Hospital” premiered on CBS