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September 7, 1969

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And Let That Be the End Of It; Movie Endings

By Vincent Canby

I FEEL like talking about movie plots, especially the endings of movie plots. Every now and then I receive irate letters from readers who, with varying degrees of indignation, tell me that one of my reviews has reduced their potential enjoyment of this or that movie by describing or hinting at the story's denouement.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 3, 1969, covering September 7, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Johnny Cash At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

    Johnny Cash At San Quentin

    Johnny Cash

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for Blind Faith by Blind Faith

    Blind Faith

    Blind Faith

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    32
  4. 4
    Album cover for Best Of Cream by Cream

    Best Of Cream

    Cream

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Hair by Original Cast Recording

    Hair

    Original Cast Recording

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    58

Notable Births

Darren Bragg

1969Darren Bragg, American baseball player and coach[†]

Darren William Bragg is an American former baseball outfielder who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Seattle Mariners (1994–1996), Boston Red Sox (1996–1999), St. Louis Cardinals (1999), Colorado Rockies (2000), New York Mets (2001), New York Yankees (2001), Atlanta Braves (2002–2003), San Diego Padres (2004), and the Cincinnati Reds (2004).

Angie Everhart

1969Angie Everhart, American actress and model[†]

Angela Kay Everhart is an American actress and former model who appeared in several Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues in the 1990s and posed nude for Playboy in 2000.

Diane Farr

1969Diane Farr, American actress[†]

Diane Farr is an American actress, producer, and writer. Her television roles have included FBI agent Megan Reeves in Numb3rs, the firefighter Laura Miles in Rescue Me, and the division chief Sharon Leone in Fire Country.

Rudy Galindo

1969Rudy Galindo, American figure skater[†]

Val Joe "Rudy" Galindo is an American former competitive figure skater who competed in both single skating and pair skating. As a single skater, he is the 1996 U.S. national champion, 1987 World Junior Champion, and 1996 World Bronze medalist. As a pairs skater, he competed with Kristi Yamaguchi and was the 1988 World Junior Champion and the 1989 and 1990 U.S. National Champion. He is the first openly gay skating champion in the United States, though US, World and Olympic champion Brian Boitano came out long after his career was over.

Notable Deaths

Everett Dirksen

1969Everett Dirksen, American lieutenant and politician (born 1896)[†]

Everett McKinley Dirksen was an American politician. A Republican, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. As Senate Minority Leader from 1959 until his death in 1969, he played a highly visible and key role in the politics of the 1960s. He helped write and pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968, both landmark pieces of legislation during the civil rights movement. He was also one of the Senate's strongest supporters of the Vietnam War. A talented orator with a florid style and a notably rich bass voice, he delivered flamboyant speeches that caused his detractors to refer to him as "The Wizard of Ooze".

Historical Context for September 7, 1969

In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]