By Michelle Dumas
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Connie Stevens (born Concetta Rosalie Ann Ingolia; August 8, 1938) is an American actress and singer. Born in Brooklyn to musician parents, Stevens was raised there until age 12, when she was sent to live with family friends in rural Missouri. In 1953, at age 15, Stevens relocated with her father to Los Angeles.
She began her career in 1957, making her feature film debut in Young and Dangerous, before releasing her debut album, Concetta, the following year. She had a supporting role in the musical comedy Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958) opposite Jerry Lewis, followed by the drama film The Party Crashers (also 1958) opposite Frances Farmer.
Stevens gained widespread recognition for her portrayal of “Cricket” Blake on the ABC TV Warner Brothers series Hawaiian Eye, beginning in 1959 opposite Robert Conrad and Anthony Eisley. She garnered concurrent musical success when her single “Sixteen Reasons” became a national radio hit, peaking at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart in 1960. Stevens continued to appear in film and television throughout the 1970s and 1980s, as well as performing as a musical nightclub act.
Stevens’ later film roles include in the comedy Tapeheads (1988) and the drama Love Is All There Is (1996). In 2009, Stevens made her directorial debut with the feature film Saving Grace B. Jones, which she also wrote and produced, based partly on elements of her own childhood.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
Question of the Day
If you’re looking for that green-tint effect, an effective method is to bury the vane in a pile of manure for two weeks — but you may have some explaining to do to your neighbors.
As an alternative, you can try soaking or spraying the copper with a solution of salt and vinegar. Over time, the surface will turn a greenish blue. When it reaches the color you like (hours to days), remove it from the solution (if soaking). You might want to then rinse, dry, and apply a sealant.
Advice of the Day
Home Hint of the Day
Word of the Day
Puzzle of the Day
The Natural State. (Name the U.S. state!)
Arkansas
Born
- Matthew Henson (explorer) –
- Benny Carter (musician) –
- Dustin Hoffman (actor) –
- Connie Stevens (singer & actress) –
- David Evans (The Edge, guitarist in the band U2) –
- JC Chasez (singer) –
- Drew Lachey (singer) –
- Shawn Mendes (musician) –
Died
- Shirley Jackson (author) –
- Louise Brooks (actress) –
- James Irwin (astronaut) –
- Barbara Bel Geddes (actress) –
- Patricia Neal (actress) –
Events
- Performer Signor Guillermo Farini’s stilts got caught as he walked the rapids above Niagara Falls–
- Thomas Edison received a patent for his mimeograph (an early paper copying machine)–
- U.S. patent #1,000,000 issued for an improved vehicle tire–
- Canada’s Hundred Days began, WWI–
- The German airship Graf Zeppelin began an around-the-world flight–
- Florence Chadwick swam English Channel in 13 hours 20 minutes–
- The Glasgow to London mail train was stopped at Sears Crossing, and robbed of over two-and-a-half million pounds. The incident became known as The Great Train Robbery–
- President Richard Nixon announced his resignation–
- Garfield’s sidekick, Odie, made his comic strip debut–
- Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor–
- First red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere spotted at Katama Airfield, Edgartown (Martha’s Vineyard), Massachusetts, by E. Vernon Laux–
Weather
- Michigan received 6 inches of snow and slush–
- Tornado touched down in Brooklyn, New York–
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