chickenboy.com chickenboyshop.com Chicken Boy Gazette futurestudiogallery.com Chicken Boy © & TM Future Studio DECEMBER 2017 • THE STATUE OF LIBERTY OF LOS ANGELES IN HIGHLAND PARK SINCE 2007 chicken boy at future studio • 5558 North figueroa Street • los angeles 90042 DECEMBER MONTH-LONG CELEBRATIONS December 6, 1886 - Joyce Kilmer, poet December 19, 1933 - Cicely Tyson, actress • Bingo Month December 6, 1896 - Ira Gershwin, lyricist, wrote lyrics for December 19, 1944 - Tim Reid, actor • Write a Friend Month brother George December 19, 1946 - Robert Urich, actor December 6, 1906 - Agnes Moorehead, actress, “Endora” on December 19, 1961 - Reggie White, NFL football player DECEMBER DAILY HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL DAYS TV series Bewitched December 19, 1972 - Alyssa Milano, actress 1 Eat a Red Apple Day December 6, 1920 - Dave Brubeck, jazz musician December 20, 1868 - Harvey Firestone, tire manufacturer 1 World AIDS Awareness Day December 6, 1955 - Stephen Wright, comedian December 20, 1898 - Irene Dunne, actress 2 National Fritters Day December 6, 1957 - Andrew Cuomo, Clinton Administration December 20, 1952 - Jenny Agutter, actress 3 Advent begins, date varies HUD Secretary, son of Mario Cuomo December 20, 1966 - Kiefer Sutherland, actor 3 National Roof Over Your Head Day December 7, 1761 - Marie Tussaud, created “Madame December 21, 1879 - Joseph Stalin, Soviet Russia Dictator 4 Santa’s List Day Tussaud’s Waxwork Museum” December 21, 1892 - Walter Hagen, golfer 4 Wear Brown Shoes Day December 7, 1915 - Eli Wallach, actor December 21, 1926 - Joe Paterno, Penn State football coach 5 Bathtub Party Day December 7, 1923 - Ted Knight, actor, news anchor on The December 21, 1935 - Phil Donahue, TV talk show host 5 Repeal Day - 21st Amendment Ends Prohibition Mary Tyler Moore Show December 21, 1937 - Jane Fonda, actress, Vietnam War 6 St. Nicholas Day December 7, 1942 - Harry Chapin, singer, songwriter protester 6 Mitten Tree Day December 7, 1947 - Gregg Allman, singer, musician December 21, 1940 - Frank Zappa, musician, songwriter 6 Put on Your Own Shoes Day December 7, 1947 - Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds baseball December 21, 1954 - Chris Evert, champion tennis player 7 International Civil Aviation Day catcher December 21, 1957 - Ray Romano, actor, comedian, TV 7 Letter Writing Day December 7, 1956 - Larry Bird, NBA Boston Celtics basketball series Everybody Loves Raymond 7 National Cotton Candy Day player December 21, 1959 - Florence Griffith Joyner, champion 7 Pearl Harbor Day December 7, 1958 - Edd Hall, Tonight Show announcer Olympic sprinter 8 National Brownie Day December 8, 1765 - Eli Whitney, invented the cotton gin December 22, 1907 - Peggy Ashcroft, actress 8 Take it in the Ear Day December 8, 1894 - James Thurber, humorist December 22, 1912 - Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady of the US 9 Christmas Card Day December 8, 1925 - Sammy Davis Jr., actor, singer December 22, 1922 - Barbara Billingsley, actress, “June 9 International Children’s Day (Second Sunday in Dec.) December 8, 1930 - Maximilian Schell, actor Cleaver” on TV series Leave it to Beaver 9 National Pastry Day December 8, 1933 - Flip Wilson, comedian December 22, 1945 - Diane Sawyer, TV news correspondent, 10 Human Rights Day December 8, 1943 - Jim Morrison, singer, songwriter journalist 11 National Noodle Ring Day December 8, 1953 - Kim Basinger, actress December 22, 1949 - Maurice Gibb, singer, musician, 12 Channukah - date varies December 8, 1964 - Teri Hatcher, actress, Lois and Clark, member of the “Bee Gees,” twin “Robin” 12 National Ding-a-Ling Day Desperate Housewives December 22, 1949 - Robin Gibb, singer,musician, member 12 Poinsettia Day December 8, 1966 - Sinead O’Connor, singer of the “Bee Gees,” twin “Maurice” 13 Ice Cream Day December 9, 1608 - John Milton, poet December 22, 1951 - Jan Stephenson, LPGA golfer 13 Violin Day December 9, 1898 - Emmett Kelly, clown December 23, 1805 - Joseph Smith, founded the Mormon 14 International Monkey Day December 9, 1912 - Tip O’Neill, Massachusetts Church 14 National Bouillabaisse Day Congressman, Speaker of the House December 23, 1860 - Harriet Monroe, poet 14 Roast Chestnuts Day December 9, 1916 - Kirk Douglas, actor December 23, 1926 - Robert Bly, author 15 Bill of Rights Day December 9, 1922 - Redd Foxx, actor, comedian December 23, 1943 - Harry Shearer, actor, comedian 15 National Lemon Cupcake Day December 9, 1928 - Dick Van Patten, actor, Eight Is Enough December 23, 1948 - Susan Lucci, Emmy winning actress 16 National Chocolate-covered Anything Day December 9, 1930 - Buck Henry, screenwriter, The Graduate December 24, 1809 - Kit Carson, frontiersman, soldier 17 National Maple Syrup Day December 9, 1941 - Beau Bridges, actor December 24, 1818 - James Prescott Joule, physicist, inventor 18 Bake Cookies Day December 9, 1953 - John Malkovich, actor December 24, 1905 - Howard Hughes, industrialist, aviator, 18 National Roast Suckling Pig Day December 9, 1957 - Donny Osmond, singer, actor, Donny & producer, recluse 19 Look for an Evergreen Day Marie December 24, 1907 - I. 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Stone, journalist 19 Oatmeal Muffin Day December 10, 1830 - Emily Dickinson, poet December 24, 1922 - Ava Gardner, actress 20 Go Caroling Day December 10, 1851 - Melvil Dewey, librarian, created the December 24, 1931 - Mary Higgins Clark, author 21 Crossword Puzzle Day Dewey Decimal System December 24, 1971 - Ricky Martin, singer 21 Forefather’s Day December 10, 1911 - Chet Huntley, newscaster, co-anchor on December 24, 1974 - Ryan Seacrest, host of American Idol 21 Humbug Day the Huntley-Brinkley Report December 25, 1642 - Sir Isaac Newton, scientist, 21 Look on the Bright Side Day December 10, 1914 - Dorothy Lamour, actress, singer mathematician 21 National Flashlight Day December 10, 1928 - Dan Blocker, actor, “Hoss Cartwright” December 25, 1821 - Clara Barton, nurse, founded the 21 Winter Solstice (shortest day of the year) on TV series Bonanza American Red Cross 22 National Date Nut Bread Day December 10, 1946 - Gloria Loring, actress, singer December 25, 1899 - Humphrey Bogart, actor 23 Festivus for the Rest of Us December 10, 1952 - Susan Dey, actress December 25, 1907 - Cab Calloway, singer, bandleader 23 Roots Day December 11, 1882 - Fiorello La Guardia, New York City December 25, 1918 - Anwar Sadat, Egyptian President 24 National Chocolate Day Mayor December 25, 1924 - Rod Serling, host of The Twilight Zone 24 National Egg Nog Day December 11, 1918 - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, novelist December 25, 1946 - Jimmy Buffett, singer, songwriter 25 Christmas Day December 11, 1931 - Rita Moreno, actress, singer December 25, 1946 - Larry Csonka, NFL Miami Dolphins 25 National Pumpkin Pie Day December 11, 1942 - Donna Mills, actress, Knots Landing Fullback 26 Boxing Day December 11, 1944 - Brenda Lee, singer December 25, 1947 - Barbara Mandrell, singer 27 Make Cut-Out Snowflakes Day December 11, 1945 - Teri Garr, actress December 25, 1949 - Sissy Spacek, actress 27 National Fruitcake Day December 11, 1954 - Jermaine Jackson, singer, musician, December 25, 1962 - Norm McDonald, actor, comedian 28 Card Playing Day brother of Michael Jackson December 25, 1971 - Dido, singer 29 Pepper Pot Day December 12, 1893 - Edward G. Robinson, actor December 26, 1893 - Mao Zedong, Chinese Communist 30 Bacon Day December 12, 1915 - Frank Sinatra, actor, singer, actor Leader 30 National Bicarbonate of Soda Day December 12, 1923 - Bob Barker, TV game show host, Truth December 26, 1914 - Richard Widmark, actor 31 Make Up Your Mind Day or Consequences and long-time host of The Price is Right December 26, 1921 - Steve Allen, TV personality 31 New Year’s Eve December 12, 1924 - Ed Koch, New York City mayor December 26, 1954 - Susan Butcher, sled dog racer 31 Unlucky Day December 12, 1938 - Connie Francis, singer December 26, 1971 - Jared Leto, actor December 12, 1941 - Dionne Warwick, singer December 27, 1571 - Johannes Kepler, astronomer DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS December 12, 1959 - Sheila Escoveda “Sheila E,” singer December 27, 1822 - Louis Pasteur, chemist, bacteriologist December 1, 1913 - Mary Martin, actress, singer December 13, 1818 - Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the US December 27, 1943 - Cokie Roberts, TV journalist December 1, 1935 - Woody Allen, Actor, director, comedian December 13, 1913 - Archie Moore, champion boxer December 28, 1763 - John Molson, founded the Molson December 1, 1936 - Lou Rawls, singer December 13, 1925 - Dick Van Dyke, actor, comedian brewery December 1, 1939 - Lee Trevino, PGA golfer December 13, 1927 - Christopher Plummer, actor December 28, 1856 - Woodrow Wilson, 28th US President December 1, 1940 - Richard Pryor, actor, comedian December 13, 1941 - John Davidson, actor, singer (1913-1921) December 1, 1945 - Bette Midler, actress, singer December 14, 1503 - Nostradamus, astrologer December 28, 1934 - Maggie Smith, actress December 1, 1951 - Treat Williams, actor December 14, 1896 - James Doolittle, World War II aviator December 28, 1954 - Denzel Washington, actor December 2, 1859 - Georges Seurat, painter December 14, 1914 - Morey Amsterdam, actor, comedian, December 28, 1964 - Malcolm Gets, actor December 2, 1863 - Charles Ringling, formed Ringling Bros. played “Buddy” on TV series The Dick Van Dyke Show December 29, 1808 - Andrew Johnson, 17th US President circus December 14, 1922 - Don Hewitt, TV producer (1865-1869) December 2, 1925 - Julie Harris, actress December 14, 1935 - Lee Remick, actress December 29, 1936 - Mary Tyler Moore, actress December 2, 1948 - Cathy Lee Crosby, actress December 14, 1946 - Patty Duke, actress,