Buster Keaton the City of Los Angeles declared the date "Buster Keaton Day." Keaton designed and modified his own pork pie hats during his career. In 1964, he told an interviewer that in making "this particular pork pie", he "started with a good Stetson and cut it down", stiffening the brim with sugar water. The hats were often destroyed during Keaton's wild film antics; some were given away as gifts and some were snatched by souvenir hunters. Keaton said he was lucky if he used only six hats in making a film. Keaton estimated that he and his wife Eleanor made thousands
Frank Pellegrino (actor) Frank Pellegrino (actor) Frank Joseph Pellegrino (May 19, 1944 – January 31, 2017) was an American actor and restaurateur. Born in East Harlem, Pellegrino has often acted in law and gangster-themed film and television productions. He was a member of an early 1960s singing group called the Holidaes. Notable acting roles include Johnny Dio in "Goodfellas", assorted appearances on Dick Wolf's "Law & Order", and FBI Chief Frank Cubitoso on HBO's "The Sopranos". Pellegrino was a co-owner of the restaurant Rao's in New York City. Books written by Pellegrino include "Rao's Cookbook," "Rao's Recipes from the Neighborhood" and "Rao's on