That Was the Week That Was

By The Associated Press
Updated 44 days, 15 hours 37 minutes ago

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(AP)  -  Entertainment highlights during the week of July 27-Aug. 2:

1928: Leo the Lion roared for the first time at the beginning of MGM's first talking picture, "White Shadows in the South Seas."

1940: The cartoon character Bugs Bunny made his official debut when Warner Brothers released the animated short "A Wild Hare."

1971: James Taylor reached the top of the Billboard pop chart with "You've Got A Friend."

1976: Tina Turner filed for divorce from Ike Turner.

1981: MTV made its debut on cable stations across the U.S. The first video played was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.

1984: The movie "Purple Rain," featuring Prince, opened in the U.S. and Canada.

1998: Puppeteer Shari Lewis died of uterine cancer in Los Angeles. She was 65. Her best known puppets were Lamb Chop and Charlie Horse.

2000: Brad Pitt married Jennifer Aniston in Malibu, Calif. They separated after more than four years of marriage.

2000: Kathie Lee Gifford hosted her last broadcast of "Live With Regis and Kathie Lee."

2003: Comedian Bob Hope died of pneumonia in Toluca Lake, Calif. He was 100.

2006: Mel Gibson was arrested for drunk driving. The police report says Gibson screamed obscenities and derogatory things about Jewish people.

2007: Britney Spears' divorce from Kevin Federline was finalized.