WHAT is unquestionably London's chief event of the current week takes place on Wednesday when "The Maitlands" opens. That is the posthumous play by Ronald Mackenzie, the young author of "Musical Chairs," who was killed in an automobile accident two years ago.

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1934Claude Berri, French actor, director and screenwriter (died 2009)^[†]

Claude Berri was a French film director, producer, screenwriter, distributor and actor.

1934Jamie Farr, American actor^[†]

Jamie Farr is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Corporal Maxwell Klinger, a soldier who tried to get discharged from the army by cross-dressing, on the CBS sitcom M*A*S*H. After M*A*S*H, Farr reprised the role of Klinger for AfterMASH and appeared both in small roles on popular shows such as The Love Boat and as a host or panelist on game shows including Battle of the Network Stars. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1985.

1934Jean Marsh, English actress and screenwriter (died 2025)^[†]

Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh was an English actress and writer. She co-created and starred in the ITV series Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975), for which she won the 1975 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as Rose Buck. She reprised the role in the BBC's revival of the series (2010–2012).

1934Sydney Pollack, American actor, director and producer (died 2008)^[†]

Sydney Irwin Pollack was an American film director, producer, and actor. Pollack is known for directing commercially and critically acclaimed studio films. During his forty-year career, he received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and six BAFTA Awards.

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1934Ernst Röhm, German paramilitary commander, co-founder and leader of the Sturmabteilung (SA) (born 1887)^[†]

Ernst Julius Günther Röhm was a German military officer, politician and a leading member of the Nazi Party. A close friend and early ally of Adolf Hitler, Röhm was the co-founder and leader of the Sturmabteilung (SA), the Nazi Party's original paramilitary wing, which played a significant role in Hitler's rise to power. He served as chief of the SA from 1931 until his murder in 1934 during the Night of the Long Knives.

July 1, 1934

Headlines from July 1, 1934

Resigns as Nash Executive.

A RECORD FISCAL YEAR ENDS -- AND ONE BEGINS; A Summary of the Epochal Twelve-Month Period Completed Yesterday, the Outlook for the Coming Year, and a Consideration of the Implications Inherent in the Increase in the National Debt

HEADS OF WALDORF TAKE SALARY CUTS; Higher-Paid Executives Agree to Reductions During the Reorganization Move. $24,000 CUT FOR BOOMER Oscar Is Down to $20,726.80 a Year -- Hearing on Petition of Hotel Is Set for July 18.

Yates of Georgia Tech Beats White, 5 and 3, To Capture National Collegiate Golf Title; YATES GAINS TITLE IN COLLEGE GOLF

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