Your Day in Pop Culture (Friday, May 3, 2013)

This Day in Pop Culture History
1937: Gone With the Wind wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
1952: The Kentucky Derby is televised for the first time on CBS.
1960: The Anne Frank House opens. We're pretty sure she wouldn't have cared about Justin Bieber.

Famous People Have Birthdays Too
1903: Bing Crosby, singer (White Christmas, Bells of St. Mary's)
1933: James Brown, The Godfather of Soul
1934: Frankie Valli, singer (The Four Seasons)
1944: Pete Staples, bassist (The Troggs)
1951: Christopher Cross, singer
1959: Ben Elton, comedian (Blackadder, Mr. Bean, Thin Blue Line)
1975: Christina Hendricks, actress (Mad Men, Drive, Firefly)
1975: Dule Hill, actor (Psych, The West Wing, She's All That)
1981: Farrah Franklin, singer (Destiny's Child)

Who's On What Tonight: Your Guide to Late-Night TV
CONAN: NO EPISODE
LETTERMAN: The Lion King's Nathan Lane, Joe Matarese, singer Kacey Musgraves
KIMMEL: REPEAT
LENO: The Iceman's Chris Evans, oversized hockey jersey aficionado Kevin Smith
FALLON: The Great Gatsby's Carey Mulligan, The East's Alexander Skasgard, musician John Densmore, singer Eve
FERGUSON: The Office's Angela Kinsey, comedian Simon Amstell

In Theaters This Weekend
Iron Man 3: Marvel kicks of Phase Three of its Cinematic Universe with a film that many critics are calling the studio's best yet. While the "analysts" had pegged the movie for a $120 million debut, Popculturology Editor in Chief Bill Kuchman has been saying Iron Man 3 will pull in $190 million its opening weekend for months. Will he be right?
The Iceman: Michael Shannon and Chris Evans in what looks like a great film. Someone should be fired for scheduling it this weekend.