Timelines for year 1960
John Phillip Law
Studied with Elia Kazan at the Lincoln Center Repertory Theater in the early 1960s.
Rene Auberjonois
Is mentioned in "Big Lou," the biography of actor Louis Edmonds, because he and Edmonds both starred in an avant garde Broadway play that flopped after just a few performances in the late 1960s. The play was called "Fire!" and it is covered in detail in "Big Lou".
Michael McKean
Performed as the comedy group The Credibility Gap with Richard Beebe, David L. Lander and Harry Shearer (among others) in the 1960s and 1970s, best known for their rock band version of the classic Bud Abbott/Lou Costello routine "Who's on First?".
Performed as the comedy group The Credibility Gap with Richard Beebe, David L. Lander and Harry Shearer (among others) in the 1960s and 1970s, best known for their rock band version of the classic Bud Abbott/Lou Costello routine "Who's on First?".
Neil Young
In the early 1960s he played in a rock band with future R&B artist Rick James in Canada. James was AWOL from the US Army and hiding out from the authorities. Prior to signing a record deal, he was extradited and jailed. Of course, Young and James never worked together musically after this.
In the 1960s, prior to Buffalo Springfield, Young played in an R&B act called the Mynah Birds. The singer was Rick James.
Despite having lived in the U.S since the 1960s, he has never applied for U.S Citizenship and has no plans to do so.
Phyllis Kirk
Kirk was cremated and her remains interred at Arlington National Cemetery next to her husband, Warren Bush, a television producer she married in the 1960s. He died in 1991.
Dina Merrill
As an actress, socialite and model, she made the cover of Life magazine on January 11, 1960.
Brooks Robinson
Led the American League in fielding percentage for third baseman in 11 seasons: 1960-1964, 1966-1969, 1972.
Roy Orbison
Recorded many of his most famous hits from the 1960s with legendary guitarist Hank Garland.
His identification with Wayfarer sunglasses began when he went on tour to England in the early 1960s, and forgot his regular specs. His lenses were prescription, but some fans mistook Orbison for being blind.
He offered his first big hit song "Only the Lonely" (1960) originally to Elvis Presley, but unfortunately all the material for Presley's next album had already been chosen. Roy later offered the song to The Everly Brothers who had a previous hit with another Roy Orbison composition, "Claudette" in 1958. They suggested he record it himself which he finally did.
Burt Mustin
Burt was a member of SPEBSQSA, the U.S. Barbershop Music Harmony Society, and was master of ceremonies for many shows in the 1960s and 70s. One of his quartets was called the "Cavity Four" as all four members had false teeth, which as comic devices they often removed.
Carole Eastman
She worked as a ballet dancer, model and actress before she took up screenwriting in the 1960s.
Barbara Lawrence
Wrote a novel in later years entitled "Welcome to the Jungle," which was drawn from her experiences when she lived in South America for five years in the 1960s after retiring from acting.
Beverlee McKinsey
Moved to Hollywood in the late 1960s and appeared on TV prime time and in minor film roles before securing attention as a villainess in daytime drama.
Sonny Jurgensen
Member of 1960 NFL Champion Philadelphia Eagles team. Member of 1972 NFC Champion Washington Redskins team. Member of 1973 and 1974 NFC East Division Champion Washington Redskins teams.
