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2000 Todd Karns, actor/theater director and founder, It's a Wonderful Life, dies at 79
1997 James Stewart, actor, It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, dies at 89 1994 Michael Bolton found plagurized Isley Bros "Love is Wonderful Thing" 1993 "Wonderful Tennessee" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 9 performances 1993 "Wonderful Tennessee" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 9 performances 1991 Frank Capra, director (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 94 1981 Beulah Bondi, actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 89 1981 Beulah Bondi, actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 88 1980 "Wonderful World of Disney," last performance on NBC-TV 1979 Paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmas" 1971 "Wild and Wonderful" opens/closes at Lyceum Theater New York City 1966 Mary Stuart Masterson, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Some Kind of Wonderful 1961 Evan Handler, New York City, actor, Dear Mr. Wonderful 1957 "Mr Wonderful" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 383 performances 1956 "Mr Wonderful" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 383 performances 1956 Musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis, Jr. premieres in New York City 1954 "Wonderful Town" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 559 performances 1953 7th Tony Awards: Crucible and Wonderful Town win 1953 "Wonderful Town" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 559 performances 1951 Mel Schacher, born in Michigan, bassist, Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful 1951 Yakov Smirnoff, born in Russia, comedian, It's a wonderful country 1949 Paul Orndorff, wrestler, WCW/SMW/NWA/WWF, Mr. Wonderful 1949 Alvin Kallicharran, cricketer, wonderful West Indies LHB 1972-81 1948 Craig Frost, keyboardist, Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful 1946 Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life," premieres 1934 Austin "Ted" Taylor, U.S. gospel/R&B-singer, Be Ever Wonderful 1930 Jerry Ragavoy, U.S. songwriter/producer, Wonderful Dream 1926 Cynthia Stone, Peoria, Illinois, actress, That Wonderful Guy, Ad Libbers 1921 Donna Reed, born in Denison, Iowa, From Here to Eternity, Wonderful Life 1915 William Goyen, born in Trinity, Texas, writer, storyteller, married actress Doris Roberts, wrote The House of Breath, The Fair Sister, Wonderful Plant 1908 Jimmy Stewart, Pennsylvania, actor, Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life 1907 Shimen Rushkin, Poland, actor, Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time 1902 Jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor, Her Wonderful Lie 1897 Frank Capra, Italy, director, Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic and Old Lace 1896 Ira Gershwin, lyricist, 'S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm 1892 Beulah Bondi, Chicago, actress, It's a Wonderful Life 1863 Frederick William Faber, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham, dies 1814 Frederick William Faber, born in Calverley, England, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham |
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