1998 Event Tony Awards, Lion King, Caberet revival, Ragtime, and The Beauty Queen of Leenane won major awards 1998 Death Alice Faye, actress/singer, Alexander's Ragtime Band, dies at 83 1998 Event "Ragtime," opens at Ford Theater New York City 1994 Death Jake Dengel, U.S. actor (Ragtime, Ironweed), dies at 61 1976 Death Fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74 1950 Birthday Brad Dourif, West Virginia, actor, Ragtime, Eyes of Laura Mars, Fatal Beauty 1944 Birthday Joshua Rifkin, born in New York, musicologist, composer, keyboard, involved in ragtime revival, in the 1970's, recorded Scott Joplin's works for Nonesuch Records 1917 Death Scott Joplin, ragtime composer (Sting), dies at 48 1913 Birthday Tyrone Power, Cleveland, actor, Mark of Zorro, Alexander's Ragtime Band 1883 Birthday Eubie Blake, ragtime composer/pianist, Memories of You 1869 Birthday Tyrone Power Sr, born in London, England, actor, Alexanders Ragtime Band
