On This Day in Film and Television
Events in Film & TV
- 1940 The Three Stooges film "You Nazty Spy!" about the Nazis released with the disclaimer "Any resemblance between the characters in this picture and any persons, living or dead, is a miracle."
- 1955 "The Millionaire" TV program premieres on CBS
- 1961 1st episode of "Dick Van Dyke Show" is filmed
- 1964 KFME TV channel 13 in Fargo, North Dakota (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1968 WKBF TV channel 61 in Cleveland, Ohio (IND) begins broadcasting
- 1988 "48 Hours" premieres on CBS-TV
- 1991 48th Golden Globes: Dances with Wolves, Jeremy Irons, & Kathy Bates wins
- 1991 Sgt Slaughter defeats Ultimate Warrior for WWF championship belt
Birthdays in Film & TV
- 1866 Harry Davenport, American actor and director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin), born in NYC, New York (d. 1949)
- 1906 Ish Kabbible [Merwyn Bogue], Penns, comedian (Kay Kyser's Kollege)
- 1906 Lillian Harvey [Pape], British actress (Invitation to the Waltz; Congress Dance), born in London, England (d. 1968)
- 1913 Anthony Dexter [Walter Fleischmann], Canadian actor (The Phantom Planet, Captain John Smith and Pocahontas), born in Talmage, Nebraska (d. 2001)
Deaths in Film & TV
Hedy Lamarr
(1914 - 2000)
Weddings in Film & TV
Divorces in Film & TV
- 1977 Director Martin Scorsese (34) divorces Julia Cameron (28) after 1 year of marriage