'That Was the Week That Was'

[June 05, 2008]  (AP)  Entertainment highlights during the week of June 8-14:

1963: The movie "Cleopatra" made its premiere in New York City. It starred Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

1965: The Rolling Stones released the single "Satisfaction."

1967: Actor Spencer Tracy died, just weeks after he finished filming "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." He was 67.

1979: Actor John Wayne died of cancer at the age of 72.

1980: Comedian Richard Pryor nearly killed himself while free-basing cocaine at his home in San Fernando Valley, Calif. The cocaine mixture exploded in his face.

1991: Bruce Springsteen married his longtime girlfriend Patti Scialfa in a private ceremony at their Beverly Hills, Calif., mansion. Scialfa had been a backup singer in Springsteen's E Street Band. It was her first marriage; he had been married once before, to model Julianne Phillips.

1993: "What's Love Got to Do With It," the movie based on Tina Turner's autobiography, was released nationwide.

1994: Left Eye of TLC set fire to the mansion belonging to her boyfriend, Atlanta Falcons receiver Andre Rison.

1999: Actress Courtney Cox married actor David Arquette in San Francisco.

2004: Singer Ray Charles died of liver disease at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 73.

2005: Singer Rivers Cuomo of Weezer graduated from Harvard with a degree in English.

2007: The final episode of "The Sopranos" aired on HBO.

[Associated Press]

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