Released January 21, 2000 One of the iconic scenes, featuring Christian Bale about to kill his colleague as he details the artistic merits of Huey Lewis and the News, includes Bale's character dancing. This was improvised by Bale, and director Mary Herron reportedly could not contain her laughter, leaving it in the film despite the…
FLW: doesn’t think much of dying
Famous Last Words Lytton Strachey Ham, Wiltshire, England January 21, 1932 "If this is dying, then I don't think much of it." Strachey was an influential writer and critic, and is credited to bringing a psychological aspect to biographical writing. He died at the age of 51 from stomach cancer.
Geena Davis’ birthday
Happy birthday, Geena Davis Born January 21, 1956 Davis has starred in Beetlejuice (pictured, left), The Fly (1986), Transylvania 6-5000, and the TV series The Exorcist
FLW: defiant to the end
Famous Last Words Francis "Two Guns" Crowley Ossining, New York January 21, 1932 "You sons of bitches. Give my love to my mother." 19-year-old Francis "Two Guns" Crowley was executed for the murder of a woman who rejected his advances. Some sources cite an alternate final statement, either "I want to wipe off the chair…
Alfalfa actor fatally shot in groin during a fight over reward money for lost dog
January 21, 1959 Los Angeles, California Carl Switzer, best remembered as Alfalfa from Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals, is shot to death during an argument over $50 The debt in question involves a hunting dog belonging to Moses Stiltz which ran off while Switzer trained it. Switzer offered a $35 reward to…
