Czechs Thwart Ban on Radios
Date: 11 February 1944
By Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Underground organization replaces Ger-seized short-wave sets with device for hearing London broadcasts
Peter Allen (musician) Compleanno, Data di Nascita
Peter Allen (born Peter Richard Woolnough; 10 February 1944 – 18 June 1992) was an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and entertainer, known for his flamboyant stage persona, energetic performances, and lavish costumes. Allen's songs were made popular by many recording artists, including Elkie Brooks, Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, including Newton-John's first chart-topping hit "I Honestly Love You", and the chart-topping and Academy Award-winning "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross.
In addition to recording many albums, Allen enjoyed a cabaret and concert career, including appearances at the Radio City Music Hall riding a camel. His patriotic song "I Still Call Australia Home" has been used extensively in advertising campaigns, and was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry in 2013.
Allen was the first husband of Liza Minnelli. They met in October 1964, were engaged on 26 November 1964, married on 3 March 1967, formally separated on 8 April 1970, and divorced on 24 July 1974. Allen had a long-term partner, model Gregory Connell. They met in 1973 and were together until Connell's death in 1984. Allen and Connell died from AIDS-related cancer eight years apart, with Allen becoming one of the first well-known Australians to die from AIDS. Allen remained ambiguous about his sexuality in that he did not pretend to be heterosexual after divorcing Minnelli, but never publicly came out as gay either.
In a 1991 interview with the gay newspaper New York Native, Allen said, "I was 'out' on stage years before anyone else. But I think outing is limiting. I don't feel like I should be labeled." Despite Allen's outgoing persona, he was an intensely private man who shared little about his personal life even with those close to him. Allen did not say he had HIV/AIDS, partly in fear of alienating conservative, heterosexual fans and partly from thinking audiences would not want to see a performer they knew was sick. In 1998, a musical about his life, The Boy from Oz, debuted in Australia. It ran on Broadway and earned Hugh Jackman the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
Per saperne di più...- Compleanno, Data di Nascita
- giovedì 10 febbraio 1944
- Luogo di nascita
- Tenterfield
- Età
- 82
- Segno zodiacale
- ♒
Il 10 febbraio 1944 era una giovedì sotto il segno zodiacale del ♒. Era il 40 ° giorno dell'anno. Il presidente degli Stati Uniti era Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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10th of February 1944 News
Notizie come è apparso sulla prima pagina del New York Times il 10 febbraio 1944
News of Food; Output of Canning Equipment Increased to Stimulate Home Processing of Foods
Date: 10 February 1944
By JANE HOLT
Jane HOLT
Supply outlook, US, discussed
News of Food; Marked Decrease in Fruits Here Is Noted; Oranges and Grapefruits Are Exceptions
Date: 11 February 1944
By JANE HOLT
Jane HOLT
DELAY IN REPORTS ON BATAAN SCORED; Relief Leader Charges Handling of News Was Brutal
Date: 11 February 1944
urges Bataan Relief Organizations to find way to aid Jap-held US natls