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August 29, 1977 (Monday) [ edit ] The first of two major fires at film vaults of the U.S. National Archives took place at Suitland, Maryland , when nitrocellulose film stock ignited, destroying one million feet of irreplaceable footage from the newsreel series The March of Time , equivalent to 75,000 minutes worth of the 20-minute film preview ...
Moreover, Love Story "was ignominiously bounced from the nomination slate of the National Book Awards after the fiction jury threatened to resign." Segal later said that the book "totally ruined me." [3] He would go on to write more novels and screenplays, including the 1977 sequel to Love Story, titled Oliver's Story.
The novel was released on February 14, 1970 (Valentine's Day), [1] along with segments of the story which appeared in The Ladies' Home Journal. [2] Love Story became the top-selling work of fiction for the duration of 1970 in the United States and was translated into more than 33 languages . [ 3 ]
Love Story is a 1970 American romantic drama film written by Erich Segal, who was also the author of the best-selling 1970 eponymous novel. It was produced by Howard G. Minsky , [ 4 ] and directed by Arthur Hiller , starring Ali MacGraw , Ryan O'Neal , John Marley , Ray Milland and Tommy Lee Jones in his film debut.
Oliver's Story is a 1978 American romantic drama film and a sequel to Love Story (1970) [2] based on a novel by Erich Segal published a year earlier. It was directed by John Korty and again starred Ryan O'Neal , this time opposite Candice Bergen .
The story of Jesus is the story of Odysseus: the one washing our feet in Holy Week sees our wounds. As the God-Man he knows our identity more deeply than we know it, and he serves us silently ...
Tail Gunner Joe (1977) – biographical drama television film dramatizing the life of U.S. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, a Wisconsin Republican who claimed knowledge of communist infiltration of the U.S. government during the 1950s [355] Valentino (1977) – biographical drama film loosely based on the life of silent film actor Rudolph Valentino ...
August 3 – United States Senate hearings on MKULTRA are held. August 4 – President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy . August 9 – Hulk Hogan debuts as The Super Destroyer for Championship Wrestling from Florida when he is defeated by Don Serrano at John Carroll Catholic High School 's gym in ...