Day Tripping: October 15

Schlemiel! Schlimazel!

Born in the Bronx in 1943, Carole Penny Marshall was named by her mother for Carole Lombard, her favorite actor. When she moved to California Penny worked at several jobs for support and got into commercials.

Then she was considered for the role of Gloria on All In The Family but lost the part to Sally Struthers. Marshall ultimately got a recurring role on The Odd Couple where her husband was played by Bunker alumni, Rob Reiner.

“I have a strange combination of fearlessness and massive insecurity.”

While starred in Laverne and Shirley, Penny Marshall began her directing career on her show. Her love of filmmaking took her to film where Marshall made Peggy Sue Got Married and Jumpin’ Jack Flash with Whoopi Goldberg.

Penny Marshall continued directing with widely acclaimed works, Big with Tom Hanks, Awakenings with Robert DeNiro and Robin Williams, and A League of Their Own starring Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, and Rosie O'Donnell.

Today is:

I Love Lucy Day — No splaining necessary.

But just to set the record straight, the show premiered this day in 1951. She was the best!

Musical Ride

On this day in 1960, the four famous members of The Beatles played together for the first time. Ringo Starr replaced an ailing Pete Best on a recording of George Gershwin’s Summertime.

Interesting Notes

Paul and Linda McCartney guested on the Simpsons in 1995 to convince Lisa to become a vegetarian. Paul mentioned that if you play Maybe I’m Amazed backward, you get a recipe for lentil soup.

Gone But Not Forgotten

Co-founder of Microsoft and owner of the Seattle Seahawks, Paul Allen became a philanthropist who donated over $450 million to 1,500 non-profit organizations. Allen died in 2018 from septic shock as a complication from Hodgkins Lymphoma at 65.

Notable Births

1920 — Mario Puzo said, “What is past is past. never go back. Not for excuses. Not for justification, not for happiness. You are what you are, the world is what it is.”

1924 — Lee Iacocca said, “In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have.”

K. Barrett Maria Rattray Maryam Merchant Dr. Mehmet Yildiz Tree Langdon Myriam Ben Salem Phil Truman Chelsea Mandler MAT Terry Mansfield Hollie Petit, Ph.D. Terry Trueman Dr. Preeti Singh John Gruber Bill Abbate James G Brennan ScienceDuuude Marcus Liam Ireland Claire Kelly Noorain Hassan, BMS Amy Pierovich David Acaster Nora Thewriteyard David Perlmutter Joe Luca Holly Kellums Michael Burg, MD Lucy Dan Dave Logan

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