David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars Perform at Pirates World in Dania, Florida (1972) | Concerts | Nov 17, 1972
David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars performed at the Pirates World Amusement Center on Sheridan Street in Dania, Florida on November 17, 1972. The concert would become the 74th date of the Ziggy Stardust Tour, which started on January 29, 1972. The guest performer for this date was Ginger. The group was a late ….
Adam Clayton Powell (1972) | Deaths | Apr 4, 1972
Adam Beach (1972) | Birthdays | Nov 11, 1972
Shaft's Big Score (1972) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Jul 21, 1972
Blacula (1972) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Jul 26, 1972
Super Fly (1972) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Aug 4, 1972
Charles Bronson Action Thriller The Mechanic First Released in U.S. Theaters (1972) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Nov 17, 1972
Filmmaker Michael Winner’s crime thriller The Mechanic is first released in New York City on November 17th, 1972. The film stars Charles Bronson, in his first collaboration with Winner, along with Jan Michael Vincent, Keenan Wynn, and Bronson’s real-life second wife, Jill Ireland. The story centers on Arthur Bishop (Charles Bronson), a top assassin who ….
First Appearance of Comics Character Luke Cage in Hero For Hire (1972) | Comic Releases, First Appearances | Mar 21, 1972
With a cover date of (June 1972), Marvel Comics released the first issue of Luke Cage: Hero For Hire on March 21st of that year, introducing the world to Luke Cage. Created during the height of the blaxploitation genre, the character Luke Cage was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. Cage gained the ….
Jackie Robinson (1972) | Deaths | Oct 24, 1972
World Premiere of B-movie Sweet Kill - Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Curtis Hanson's First Feature (1972) | First Show Projects, Milestones, World Premieres | Feb 18, 1972
The World Premiere date for Sweet Kill (also known as A Kiss from Eddie and The Arousers). The B-movie was written and directed by Curtis Hanson as his first feature film project. Hanson went on to win an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film L.A. Confidential.
