Timeline December 1967

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• 1895 – 1967 Bert Lahr (1895-1967) American comedian of burlesque and Broadway, the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz.
• 1941 – 1967 Otis Redding (1941-1967) Died 10 December 1967, aged 26 The soul singer, known for hits including "Try a Little Tenderness," died when his private plane crashed into a Wisconsin lake. His signature song, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," was released posthumously and became his biggest hit.
• 1949 – 1967 Childhood in Kobe Grew up in Kobe, a cosmopolitan port city where he was exposed to Western culture through imported books and records. His parents encouraged reading, though he rejected the classic Japanese works they taught and devoured American paperbacks instead.
• 1958 – 1967 Andy and the Bey Sisters Performed as part of the vocal trio Andy and the Bey Sisters with her brother Andy Bey and sister Salome Bey. Starting on the Miami club scene, they toured the United States and Europe, becoming the featured act at the Blue Note in Paris and appearing in a jazz film directed by Roger Vadim.
• 1963 – 1967 National Theatre with Olivier Recruited by Laurence Olivier to join the newly formed National Theatre Company, where he spent four years as one of its original members.
• 1965 – 1967 Blue Note Solo Albums Released a series of landmark solo albums on Blue Note Records including Speak No Evil (1966), Adam's Apple (1966) and Schizophrenia (1967), compositions that became enduring jazz standards.
• 1967 1967: Denny Hulme Brabham New Zealander Hulme beat his boss Jack Brabham to the title, becoming the only New Zealand-born World Champion.
• 1967 Bedazzled and Fathom Played Lust in the comedy Bedazzled with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, and starred as a glamorous secret agent in the spy spoof Fathom.
• 1967 Casino Royale and Alfie Composed scores for the James Bond spoof Casino Royale and the Michael Caine drama Alfie, demonstrating his range as a film composer.
• 1967 Hello, I'm Dolly and The Porter Wagoner Show Released her debut album Hello, I'm Dolly on Monument Records, featuring the hit singles Dumb Blonde and Something Fishy. In September, she was invited to join The Porter Wagoner Show as a regular performer, replacing Norma Jean, and signed to RCA Victor.
• 1967 Pulitzer Prize Won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning at the age of 31, becoming one of the youngest recipients. The award recognised his work at The Denver Post.
• 1967 The Joke Published his first novel, The Joke, a satirical exploration of life under Communist rule that became a sensation in Czechoslovakia.
• 1967 Arrested on stage in New Haven First rock star arrested mid-concert Became the first rock star ever arrested during a live concert, in New Haven, Connecticut in December 1967. Found backstage with a woman before the show, Morrison was maced by police; once on stage he described the incident to the audience, leading to his arrest for incitement and public obscenity mid-performance.
• 1967 – 1972 Creedence Clearwater Revival American rock band John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook and Doug Clifford — between 1969 and 1971 the biggest singles band in America, with Proud Mary, Bad Moon Rising and Fortunate Son.
• 1967 The Golliwogs become Creedence Clearwater Revival New name A new name and a new start under John Fogerty's leadership.
• 1967 Jimi Hendrix releases Axis: Bold as Love Little Wing Second album, released the same year as his first.
• 1967 Bert Lahr dies in New York Bert Lahr dies aged 72.
• 1967 Magical Mystery Tour Ninth album — December 8, 1967 Magical Mystery Tour was released in the UK as a double EP on December 8, 1967 (and as a full album in the US). The accompanying television film, broadcast on BBC on Boxing Day, was critically panned but the music — including Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane — was universally acclaimed.
• 1967 Their Satanic Majesties Request Sixth album — December 8, 1967 Their Satanic Majesties Request was released on December 8, 1967, the Stones' psychedelic answer to Sgt. Pepper. It divided critics but reached number 3 in both UK and US. The band later distanced themselves from it.
• 1967 The Doors' Jim Morrison arrested on stage New Haven The first singer arrested on stage during a rock concert.
• 1967 Otis Redding dies in a plane crash Lake Monona, Wisconsin His plane crashes into a lake, killing him and four members of the Bar-Kays.
• 1967 Simon & Garfunkel's songs in The Graduate Mrs. Robinson Their music defines Mike Nichols' film.
• 1967 The Graduate released Mike Nichols film becomes a defining work of New Hollywood Starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, the coming-of-age comedy-drama about a young man's affair with an older woman became one of the highest-grossing films of the decade. Its soundtrack by Simon and Garfunkel, including "The Sound of Silence," became equally iconic.