Entertainment -- 1975 style


Here are some interesting facts about what was going on in the entertainment world thirty years ago.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show debuted on September 26, 1975 -- just hours after Lindsay Brown was born. Jake Paltrow, Gwyneth's little bro was born the also born on this exact date. Other notable 1975 birthdays in entertainment: Freddy Rodríguez (Six Feet Under), Sara Gilbert (Roseann), Balthazar Getty (Lord of the Flies), Lil' Kim (rapper, actor), Lauryn Hill (musician, actor), 50 cent (rapper) and Birmingham's own Bo Bice who became a father for the first time this week when his wife, Caroline, gave birth to their son Aiden Michael Bice on Saturday, Sept. 24.


Saturday Night Live premieres on NBC. George Carlin hosts the first show.

ABC, CBS and NBC agree to create a "family hour," an early evening time slot that is free of violence and sex.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest sweeps the top Oscars, winning Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress.

Other movies of note: Jaws, Nashville, Dog Day Afternoon

Books: Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift, E.L. Doctorow, Ragtime, Anne Sexton, The Awful Rowing Toward God


Comments

Lee Ann said…
Gosh that is so strange to look back on that!
5:46 PM
mojoala said…
I was was a teen from 1975 to 1980.

Hip hip hooray for George Carlin!
10:52 AM
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