On This Day in Film and Television
Events in Film & TV
- 1956 "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Golden NYC after 849 performances
- 1957 KSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1958 KMOT TV channel 10 in Minot, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1961 KIFI TV channel 8 in Idaho Falls, Idaho (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1971 "Alias Smith & Jones" premieres on ABC TV
- 1973 Leslie Nielson appears on M*A*S*H in "Ringbanger"
- 1982 Shaolin Temple" martial arts film released, first Hong Kong feature filmed in China, directed by Chang Hsin Yen, starring Jet Li in his debut role
- 1986 Allison J Brown, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 4th Miss Teen USA
Paul Scofield
Cecil B. DeMilleWeddings in Film & TV
- 1966 Beatle George Harrison marries model Patti Boyd
- 1973 Actress Jane Fonda weds activist Tom Hayden
- 1989 "Falcon Crest" actor Lorenzo Lamas (31) weds actress Kathleen Kinmont (23) at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas
- 2015 "One Tree Hill" star Chad Michael Murray (33) weds actress Sarah Roemer (30)
Divorces in Film & TV
- 2011 Actress Jaime Pressly (35) divorces entertainment lawyer Simran Singh (33) due to irreconcilable differences after more than 1 year of marriage
Elizabeth Taylor
Marilyn Monroe
Bette Davis
Peter Jackson
Stanley Kubrick
Steven Spielberg