July 4



JULY 4

Bituin Komiks Taon 1 Blg. 5, Hulyo 4, 1949

Nasa taklob-pahina ang isang tagpo sa nobelang-komiks

ni Jesus S. Esguerra na “Kabayong Ginto” na iginuhit ni Ric L. Collado.

 

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Ang artistang mula sa Kabisayaan na si Virgie Solis
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Bisaya, Hulyo 4, 1956

 

Events that happened on July 4:

1901 – William Howard Taft (1857-1930) became the first civil governor of the Philippines. Taft also would later become the only person in history to have been both president (1909-1913) and chief justice (1921-1930) of the United States.

1912 – The Manila Hotel was inaugurated.

1946 – The United States recognized Philippine independence.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 4:

1851 – Laureano Guevarra, “Father of the Shoe Industry in the Philippines” – in Marikina, Rizal (now Metro Manila) (d. December 30, 1891).

1858 – Pablo Tecson, revolutionary leader, politician and agriculturist – in San Miguel, Bulacan (d. April 30, 1940).

 

Diahann Carroll and James Earl Jones
(for the film Claudine) on the cover of
Jet July 4, 1974.

Picture Trivia

          The distinguished actors, James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll, were together in Claudine (1974), a film about Claudine Price (portrayed by Diahann Carroll), a black Harlem woman who singlehandedly raised her six children of two failed relationships. She found genuine love in the person of a garbage collector named Rupert Marshall (James Earl Jones). The movie, produced by Third World Films and released by 20th Century Fox, was one of a few mainstream films where the cast were predominantly African-American and and depicting a meaningful theme.

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March 11



MARCH 11

Bituin Komiks Blg. 30, Marso 11, 1951

Sa taklob-pahina ang “Kabayong Ginto” ni Jesus S. Esguera at Ric L. Collado

Events that happened on March 11

1576 – Spanish explorer Juan de Salcedo, known as the “Henando Cortez of the Philippines,” died in Vigan.

1876 – England and Germany signed a protocol recognizing Spanish right to Tawi-Tawi Islands and the chain of islands from Sulu to Borneo.

1947 – The parity Amendment to the 1935 Constitution was approved in a plebiscite. This amendment gave parity or equal rights to Filipinos and Americans in the exploitation of natural resources in the Philippines. With the approval of the amendment, the Bell Trade Act became effective and the Military Bases Agreement was also approved.

Personalities and celebrities born on March 11:

1945 – Jose Mari Chan, Filipino-Chinese singer, musician and songwriter – in Iloilo City.

Jose Mari Chan
on the cover of his song album Afterthoughts.

 1945 – Sofia Moran (real name Soledad Ballon), actress – in Nabua, Camarines Sur.

Sofia Moran

on the cover of Pogi Magazine for Men (July 10, 1969)

1983 – Bianca Gonzalez (full name Bianca Monica Malasmas Gonzalez), television host and model – in Manila.

Bianca Gonzalez
on the cover of Preview (May 2007).

1990 – Janna Dominguez (real name Jamie Ann Quisumbing Angeles), actress, comedienne and television host – in Malabon.

Janna Dominguez

on the cover of Speed (November 2009).

 



Jodie Foster on the cover of High Society
(March 1992).

Picture Trivia

          The attempted assassination of US Pres. Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) by John Warnock Hinckley on March 30, 1981, was said to be a case of erotomania, where Hinckley believe that Reagan’s death will make Hollywood actress Jodie Foster publicly declare her love for him. Hinckley’s erotomanic delusion was brought about by his repeated watching of the film Taxi Driver (1976) in which the character Travis Bickle (played by Robert de Niro) planned to assassinate the US president. Foster was in this film portraying a child prostitute.
          Foster won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1989, for her portrayal of a rape survivor in the film The Accused. In 1991, she played the role of Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee who helped captured the serial killer in The Silence of the Lambs. This gave her international acclaim and the second Academy Award for Best Actress.
          Aside from this, Foster is known as a multi-lingual actress. She is fluent in French and does her own translation into French of the Hollywood films she made. She also speaks German and Italian.
          In 1992, Foster played the role of an unnamed prostitute with Lily Tomlin, Kathy Bates and Anne Lange in the film Shadows and Fog. In that same year she established the production company, Egg Pictures, in Los Angeles, which produced independent films until 2001.
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