What a rebel! The charges were dropped and the men were released. But there's no debate about the hair. #, The musician Carlos Santana (right) and the bassist David Brown perform with the other members of Santana at Woodstock on August 16, 1969. And they don't let just anyone play the sitting Queen of England, which she's done twice (she's also portrayedQueens Elizabeth I and Charlotte). Rather than being a traditional who-dun-it, it had an inverted storyline. Elvis had only owned the yacht for two weeks before donating it and hadnt even seen it until the day he handed over the deed to Danny Thomas, a fellow performer and the founder of St. Jude Childrens Hospital. Wrestler Andre the Giant stood 7 feet, 4 inches tall and weighed 520 pounds -- that's a big man. Nowadays you can still go to the Woodstock music festival, but if you hear the name you're immediately taken back to the one that took place in 1969. Space-farers in command positions, like Captain Kirk (Shatner) wore a gold shirt, while those in the science/medical division wore blue, a la Mr. Spock (Nimoy). For more than two weeks, Baron had photo shoots with some of Hollywoods hottest leading ladies, including Elizabeth Taylor, Kim Novak, and Anita Ekberg. It was only after Sophia became famous and she paid Scicolone off that he finally consented to allow Maria to take his last name. Ann-Margret has that exact skill (in Appointment in Beirut, 1969). And what's up with that parade, with the dancers in their dirndls backing Ferris on "Danke Schone" and "Twist and Shout"? No, she was, it's a fact -- at Upper Darby High School, in Pennsylvania, she was an honor student, a member of the choir and the drama club and co-editor of the student newspaper. 02. Actress Lee Meriwether has a unique place in the history of the Batman entertainment canon. Several young people dish out food to others in a food line, during the Woodstock Music & Art Fair. It went to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was her biggest hit. After all, Cobain was at this point committed to the rock 'n roll path -- it beats digging ditches. The 19-year-old former nursery school teacher was awkward, shy, and quiet when she first caught the eye of Prince Charles. It was hoped that he, like his brother, John, would climb the political ranks to the White House. He moved to Woodstock, a hippie mecca in the Catskill Mountains to recover. Just when you thought you'd seen Christopher Walken at his creepiest, here he is as a clown to fuel your coulrophobia (it means fear of clowns). In many cases, the only things we know about history are things that have been captured in photos or in books. A member of the Kennedy political dynasty which included the ill-fated John F. Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy, there were high hopes for Edward Kennedy. He's only 12 years old in this shot, decades away from his chilling performances in The Deer Hunter, A View to a Kill, King of New York and Pulp Fiction, but he's clearly already been bitten by the showbiz bug. The two first met in 1969 just after Mercury graduated university with big dreams of stardom and Austin was a shop girl. #, The crowd looks toward the stage during a performance by the band Santana. The rest is history -- Hanks is now one of the most accomplished leading men of our time. But Scicolone was still in the picture. The stylish juvenile delinquents in this shot are Cameron Frye (Alan Ruck), Sloane Peterson (Mia Sara) and Ferris himself (Matthew Broderick). This bizarre gender-bending musical (the film version of the successful stage productionThe Rocky Horror Show) went virtually unnoticed when it opened in 1975 and might have vanished, just another weird movie that flopped. They partnered for 16 movies together, including Sailor Beware, which was their fifth movie collaboration. 9GAG . He participated in several racing events during the 1960s. #, Near the "Free Stage" at the Woodstock Music & Arts Fair, a shirtless young man in a leather vest makes a face as he leans against a decorated school bus used by the Hog Farmers, a group who had been asked to help construct, ensure security, and provide food for the event. He committed suicide in 1994 at the age of 27. Need an actress to ride a large motorcycle in a thigh-high sweater dress and calf-high boots? Band members had to take side jobs and were on the verge of poverty when, in 1975, they headed back into the studio, resolved to give it another try. Photographer Alec Byrne captured this photograph of the first meeting between Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger. Show of hands -- who here remembers a band called Head East? Did Ball almost die during the filming? But showbiz being what it is, Tom had a variety program in 1969 called This Is Tom Jones, and Janis stopped by to do a number with the host. #, An unidentified woman smiles while her pet monkey sits in the middle of her group. Betty White isn't just the queen of TV comedy -- she's the Chuck Norris of TV comedy. I love him.. Her game-show rsum is too long to list here -- but yes, it included Password. But this is not a picture of Jungle Jim -- this is "Jungle Pam" Hardy, Jim's sidekick, who commanded attention at the track with her tight, skimpy outfits. Kurt Cobain was a tortured soul, a grunge poet, a rock 'n roll casualty -- and in this pre-fame shot, a happy and good looking kid. The musical legacy of the Jackson family is well known, having begun with the massive chart success of the Jackson 5 and continuing through the solo careers of Michael and Janet. These minor faux pas, however, only endeared her to the British people. Topics. A man drives a Volkswagen Beetle ahead of a long line of cars on the way to the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, while flashing a peace sign through the sunroof of the car, in Bethel, New York, in August 1969. In 1966, three years before the Woodstock Festival, Bob Dylan was involved in a serious motorcycle accident that nearly cost him his life. White, on the other hand, had been a TV star since the dawn of TV, playing the lead on Life With Elizabeth in 1952. But the group's work before Dark Side of the Moon was more challenging -- unconventional song structures with long instrumental sections and sound experiments. James Dean was the coolest guy in Hollywood during his brief career but even he needed to pick up some ice to keep his food and drink cold. It worked. After decades of collaboration, Nicks finally did get the invitation she'd always wanted when Petty made her an honorary Heartbreaker. Ventura, who served one term as governor and has since remained a popular political figure, occasionally floats the idea of a bid for the U.S. presidency. It might seem like an odd combination for American blues artist Bo Diddley to be hanging out on a tour bus with the British punk rock band, The Clash, but that exactly what this photo, taken in 1979, depicts. This photo gets circulated a lot. purported to spill the beans on the hijinks and sexcapades of two real-life airline stewardesses, a profession we now describe as "flight attendant." But Jett became the biggest star by far, topping pop charts all over the world in 1982 with "I Love Rock 'n Roll" and cracking the top 10 with "Crimson & Clover" and (much later) "I Hate Myself for Loving You." The two were married in 1974 and she was there . It was directed by notorious sexploitation legend Russ Meyer (whom Williams would marry after the film's release) and was more of a parody of its 1967 predecessor, The Valley of the Dolls, than a sequel. While Eden's ribcage and cleavage were allowed to breathe free, NBC decided her navel should always be covered. As a gimmick to boost ticket sales, he was supposed to go "missing," then show up in Texas. The buzz was that this Swedish-born siren would be the "female Elvis Presley," able to shake her hips while singing pop hits and drive the crowds wild. Woodstock was a music festival held in 1969 in Bethel, New York. On Aug. 15, 1969, more than 400,000 young people made their way to a dairy farm in the town of Bethel, New York, for the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. She did a little TV, appearing on Star Trek and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. He was given a special cameo role in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Thanks to Marta and Batgirl, Craig will forever loom large in the pantheon of classic cult-TV babes. The film was based on the 1968 Gore Vidal novel of the same name. Eleven-year-old Randy had performed with the Jackson 5 on percussion but didn't actually join the group as one of the "5" until 1975, as a replacement for Jermaine. Bob Dylan once called the Rolling Stones the greatest rock and roll band in the world and always will be. Keith Richards did his own share of gushing, saying Id work with Bob anytime, anywhere. Playing Kato allowed Lee to show off his martial arts chops, which fans loved. Betty White has done so much TV that she has had her own show with the same title -- The Betty White Show -- three times (1954; 1958, and 1977-78). These are our picks for the most controversial photos in photography history. When The Clash toured the U.S. in 1979, they invited Bo Diddley to be their opening act. He incorporated African rhythms, hambone beats, and traditional blues elements into his music. Armchair theologists (perhaps after a few beers) have debated whether Adam and Eve had belly buttons. In fact, the last time they performed together -- at London's Hyde Park, in July 2017, just a few months before his death -- Petty welcomed her to the stage by saying, "over the years, we've become very close and she is the honorary girl in our bandStevie!". The car has a spider web grill, a custom hood ornament, and faux leopard upholstery. As such, she was involved in one of the most famous and controversial moments in sitcom history. The film debuted in 1973. It wasn't Saving Private Ryan, but it looked like a pretty good time. #, A woman runs through the mud at Woodstock on August 17, 1969. She performed as a dancer in Vegas and joined a rock group that toured Europe with Liza Minelli. Suzanne Pleshette's most famous TV role was that of Emily Hartley, the wife of Bob Newhart's character Robert Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show, from 1972-78. Did you know that one of Cheryl Ladds early Hollywood gigs was providing the singing voice for one of the Pussycats in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Josie and the Pussycats? As for Ann-Margret, Elvis was falling hard for the sultry Swedish-American star although he remained with his girlfriend. Janice Pennington was a singer dancer before finding work as a model. There was nothing like it. Sammy Davis, Jr. was a mega-talent. Musically, though, the relationship was something of a romance. Their oldest child, a son named Nathan, was born during the filming of The Empire Strikes Back in 1979. The book and the fashion trends of the '60s and '70s turned stewardesses into glamorous fantasies for many travelers. Photographer Flip Schulke initially hoped to sell the photos to Sports Illustrated but his idea of a boxer underwater didnt hold water with the Sports Illustrated editors. ), establishing him as a movie star after a run on the TV sitcom Bosom Buddies. The controlled chaos of Fawcett's hair was on full display in her 1976 photo shoot with Bruce McBroom, which yielded the iconic red-swimsuit image that would adorn teenage boys' rooms all over the country for years to come. And it was a real band, with veteran and virtuoso musicians playing horns, guitars and rhythm. Denny holds a special place in Led Zeppelin's history -- as Plant's duet partner on "The Battle of Evermore" off Led Zeppelin IV. He had planned to embark on a concert tour in 1980 for the release of his Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) album but after John Lennon was gunned down in New York in December of 1980, Bowie retreated to his Swiss home and kept quiet for a few years. This meeting of the minds from 1972 would seem to have something for everyone, then. In the 1988 cult classic movie, Elvira, Mistress of the Night, she even had a custom car, restored and outfitted by the legendary George Barris. Judas Priest is an institution of heavy metal music today but in 1975 they didn't exactly look likely to succeed. Some members of the Runaways were destined for bigger things -- following the band's breakup in 1979, Lita Ford became a successful solo artist and Micki Steele joined The Bangles. Baron chose an outdoor setting, Crockers lush garden, and took advantage of the California sun. It's controlled chaos, it's madness with a purpose. Thats Bette Midler sitting on Bowies lap. A man sits atop a treehouse-like platform playing the guitar, during Woodstock. As this photo shows, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd, as Kelly and Kris, become undercover cheerleaders while Kate Jacksons Sabrina pretends to be a choreographer. They exploited the young actress. 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