On This Day in Film and Television
Events in Film & TV
- 1895 Henry Irving becomes the first actor to receive a knighthood
- 1964 Beatles' 3rd appearance on Ed Sullivan Show
- 1974 Dean Martin Show last airs on NBC-TV
- 1974 27th Cannes Film Festival: "The Conversation" directed by Francis Ford Coppola wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
- 1979 32nd Cannes Film Festival: "Apocalypse Now" directed by Francis Ford Coppola and "Die Biechtrommel" directed by Volker Schlondorff jointly awarded the Palme d'Or
- 1988 Porntip Nakhirunkanok, 19, of Thailand, crowned 37th Miss Universe
- 1989 "Indiana Jones & Last Crusade", directed by Stephen Spielberg and produced by George Lucas premieres
- 1989 Weird Al Yankovic records his UHF soundtrack
Birthdays in Film & TV
John C. Reilly
53rd Birthday
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1948 Jacques Feyder, Belgian director and screenwriter (b. 1885)
- 1953 Cor Hermus, Dutch actor, director and writer (Bleeke Bet, William of Orange, Jantes), dies at 63
- 1956 Guy Kibbee, American actor (Capt Blood, Babes in Arms), dies at 74
- 1969 Mitzi Green [Elizabeth Keno], American child actress (Huckleberry Finn, Little Orphan Annie), dies from cancer at 48
Weddings in Film & TV
- 2003 Oscar winning-actress Kate Winslet (27) weds director Sam Mendes (36) in Anguilla Island
- 2003 Actor and film director Kenneth Branagh (42) weds film art director Lindsay Brunnock in a secret ceremony
- 2014 Rapper and record producer Kanye West (36) weds model Kim Kardashian (33) at Fort di Belvedere in Florence, Italy
- 2015 Actress and model Michelle Keegan (28) weds TV presenter Mark Wright (28) at Hengrave Hall estate in Suffolk
Elizabeth Taylor
Marilyn Monroe
Bette Davis
Peter Jackson
Stanley Kubrick
Steven Spielberg