On this day in entertainment, Nov. 5: • 1938, Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” and “Essay for Orchestra” made their world debuts on the NBC Blue radio network as they were performed by the NBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arturo Toscanini. • 1942, American showman George M. Cohan died in New York at age 64. • 2003, Bobby Hatfield of the musical duo the Righteous Brothers died in Kalamazoo, Mich., at age 63. • 2008, Literary critic John Leonard died in New York at age 69. Bollywood movie director B.R. Chopra died in Mumbai at age 94.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 16:11:24 +0000