January 1933 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Film Premiere

Jan 5 "Cavalcade" based on the play by Noël Coward, directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook premieres in New York (Best Production/Picture 1934)

Jan 24 Noël Coward's stage comedy "Design for Living", starring Alfred Lunt; Lynn Fontanne, and Coward himself, opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC; runs for 155 performances
Jan 30 "Lone Ranger" begins a 21-year run on ABC radio

Birthdays in Film & TV

Jan 1 Joe Orton, British actor and dramatist (Prick Up Your Ears), born in Leicester, England (d. 1967)
Jan 6 Emil Steinberger, Swiss comedian, born in Lucerne, Switzerland
Jan 7 Elliott Kastner, American film producer (Angel Heart, Where Eagles Dare), born in NYC, New York (d. 2006)
Jan 8 Charles Osgood, American news anchor (CBS Weekend News), born in NYC, New York
Jan 12 Michael Aspel, English television presenter, born in Battersea, London
Jan 14 Stan Brakhage, American filmmaker, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2003)
Jan 15 Frank Bough, British sports and current affairs television presenter, born in Fenton, Staffordshire, England (d. 2020)

Susan Sontag (1933-2004)

Jan 16 American writer, philosopher and political activist (The Benefactor), born in NYC, New York

Jan 17 Dalida [Yolande Christina Gigliotti], French-Italian actress (The Sixth Day), singer (Bambino), and Miss Egypt 1954, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1987)
Jan 17 Shari Lewis [Phyllis Hurwitz], American ventriloquist, puppeteer (Lamb Chop), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1998)
Jan 17 Sheree North [Dawn Bethel], American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2005)
Jan 18 David Bellamy, English botanist & TV presenter, born in London, England (d. 2019)
Jan 18 John Boorman, English filmmaker (Exorcist II, Deliverance, Zardoz), born in Shepperton, United Kingdom
Jan 23 Chita Rivera, American actress (West Side Story; Sweet Charity), born in Washington, D.C.