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March 26, 1972

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Headlines from March 26, 1972

Two Answers to Ed Bullins

By Gilbert Moses, director of “The Duplex”

lrs by dir G Moses and Lincoln Center Repertory Theater dir J Irving comment on actions of E Bullins resulting from production of his play The Duplex; Moses holds Bullins, in his actions, denied creative experience in favor of publicity; Irving says Bullins attended no rehearsals and his script was not altered

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 22, 1972, covering March 26, 1972.

  1. 1
    Album cover for America by America

    America

    America

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Harvest by Neil Young

    Harvest

    Neil Young

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Baby I'm-A Want You by Bread

    Baby I'm-A Want You

    Bread

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for Nilsson Schmilsson by Nilsson

    Nilsson Schmilsson

    Nilsson

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    17
  5. 5
    Album cover for Paul Simon by Paul Simon

    Paul Simon

    Paul Simon

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Leslie Mann

1972Leslie Mann, American actress[†]

Leslie Mann is an American actress. She has appeared in numerous films, including The Cable Guy (1996), She's the One (1996), George of the Jungle (1997), Big Daddy (1999), Orange County (2002), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Drillbit Taylor (2008), I Love You Phillip Morris (2009), 17 Again (2009), Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), The Bling Ring (2013), The Other Woman (2014), and Blockers (2018).

Jason Maxwell

1972Jason Maxwell, American baseball player[†]

Jason Ramond Maxwell is an American former professional baseball player. Primarily an infielder, Maxwell first played in 1998 for the Chicago Cubs. Maxwell played the 2000 and 2001 seasons with the Minnesota Twins. Maxwell attended Marshall County High School in Lewisburg, TN, where he played high school baseball for the Tigers. Maxwell is now the Head Baseball Coach and Athletic Director for Ensworth High School in Nashville, TN. He has also coached several U15 and U18 teams for USA Baseball. Some of his favorite players from the USA development program include Royce Lewis, Anthony Volpe and Dylan Crews. Maxwell recommended that his former club, the Twins, select Lewis with the first overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft.

Historical Context for March 26, 1972

In 1972, the world population was approximately 3,844,917,680 people[†]