This was Television on March 16
2008: John Adams debuts
Paul Giamatti portrayed the Founding Father and Laura Linney played his loyal and gifted wife Abigail in a seven-part miniseries directed by Tom Hooper and adapted from David McCullough’s bestselling biography. The eight-hour program was nominated for 23 Emmy awards and won a record 13, including Oustanding Miniseries and acting awards for Giamatti, Linney, and Tom Wilkinson. -A.D.
Today’s Birthdays: Erik Estrada, highway patrolman (64); Judah Friedlander, sketch writer (44); Victor Garber, spy daddy (64); Lauren Graham, single mom (46); Tim Kang, investigator (40); Jerry Lewis, telethon maestro (87); Alan Tudyk, pilot (42); Chuck Woolery, game show host; Henny Youngman, comic (d. 1998).
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