By Cordillia Marvine
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Perry Firestone King (born April 30, 1948) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles on television and in films.
King received a Golden Globe nomination for his role in the television film The Hasty Heart (1983), which is a remake of the 1949 film of the same title.
An avid motorcyclist, King was featured on Huell Howser‘s California’s Gold where he spoke about his collection of motorcycles and sidecars. In December 2008, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) appointed King to its Board of Directors.
King was born in Alliance, Ohio; his father was a physician. His maternal grandfather was Maxwell Perkins, an editor for the publishing house Charles Scribner’s Sons. Through Perkins, King is descended from U.S. Senator William M. Evarts, from English military engineer Lion Gardiner, and from Roger Sherman, a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence. King received a degree in drama from Yale University and also studied at Juilliard.
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Born
- David Thompson (explorer) –
- John Crowe Ransom (poet) –
- Simon Kuznets (economist) –
- Edith Margaret Fowke (folklorist) –
- Cloris Leachman (actress) –
- Jill Clayburgh (actress) –
- Annie Dillard (author) –
- Perry King (actor) –
- Isiah Thomas (basketball player) –
- Kirsten Dunst (actress) –
Died
- Sarah Josepha Hale (first woman magazine editor in the United States, poet) –
- Casey Jones (railroad engineer, died at the throttle, slowing down his crashing Cannonball trying to save passengers’ lives) –
- Adolf Hitler (committed suicide) –
- Agnes Moorehead (actress) –
- Muddy Waters (musician) –
- Tom Poston (actor) –
- Ling Ling (Japan’s oldest giant panda) –
Events
- Marguerite Bourgeoys opened the first school in Montreal, Quebec –
- George Washington was inaugurated as the first U.S. president –
- The United States Department of the Navy was established –
- The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the country –
- Louisiana was admitted to the Union as the 18th state –
- U.S. patent #2,000,000 issued –
- Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first president to appear on television –
- USS Peto first sub to be launched sideways, Manitowoc, Wisconsin –
- Law passed to have name of Boulder Dam restored to Hoover Dam –
- Monica Seles was stabbed by a deranged fan of Steffi Graf –
- Jeff Feagles of the New York Giants announced his retirement. He played a league record of 352 consecutive games. –
Weather
- A tornado in Minnesota killed 16 and injured 100 –
- For the first time in its record-keeping history, Oklahoma City passed the month of April without a single thunderstorm –
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