Film

Poet and writer Dorothy Parker (born Dorothy Rothschild) was born on August 22, 1893, in Long Branch, New Jersey.

On August 15, 1939, The Wizard of Oz premiered at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Actor Henry Jaynes Fonda was born on May 16, 1905, in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Actor Frank James Cooper was born on May 7, 1901, in Helena, Montana.

Actress Ruth “Bette” Elizabeth Davis was born on April 5, 1908, in Lowell, Massachusetts.