Film & TV History
Apr 4 American actor Tony Curtis (68) undergoes heart-bypass surgery
Music History
Apr 5 "Jackie Mason Politically Incorrect" opens at Golden Theater, NYC; runs for 347 performances
Film & TV History
Apr 6 Chuck Jones found guilty of breaking into beauty queen Marla Maples' home
Music Concert
Apr 9 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Whitney Houston, Luciano Pavarotti, Aaron Neville, Tammy Wynette, Branford Marsalis, and Larry Adler
Film & TV History
Apr 13 Asteroid 7373 Takei discovered and named after Star Trek actor George Takei
Film & TV History
Apr 14 Turner Classic Movies cable channel launches; media mogul Ted Turner hosts ceremony in NYC's Times Square district at 6PM marking "the exact centennial anniversary of the first public movie showing in New York City"
Music History
Apr 15 Jazz singer Tony Bennett records a session for "MTV's Unplugged" series at Sony Studios, NYC, featuring the Ralph Sharon trio, and guest appearances by Elvis Costello, and k.d.lang; album release wins 2 Grammy Awards
Film & TV History
Apr 18 Arsenio Hall announces he will end his late-night TV talk show in May 1994
Presidential Convention
Apr 23 Libertarian party nominates Howard Stern for Governor of NY
Due South Premieres
Apr 26 TV series "Due South" about Canadian Mounties starring Paul Gross premieres in Canada
- Apr 27 Revival of J.B Priestley's stage drama "An Inspector Calls", starring Philip Bosco, opens at Royale Theatre NYC; runs for 454 performances, winning a Drama Desk and a Tony Award
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