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January 16: This Day in TV History

Lkeller said:
I don't know about musicians, but it's my understanding that if you're registered as an actor with AFTRA, you cannot use a name for professional purposes (even your own birth name) if it is already being used by another AFTRA member. Hence Michael J. Fox, and Terrence O'Quinn. There are numerous other examples.
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It's also true with British Equity. One infamous case was a British actor who was born as James Stewart - but because of the U.S. actor Jimmy Stewart, when this British actor started making movies in the States, he had to adopt the name Stewart Granger.
 
1910: Former baseball player and member of the 1934 St. Louis Cardinals "Gashouse Gang" Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean is born in Lucas, AR. He is well-remembered in TV circles for his broadcasting career on the "Game of the Week."
 
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