July 1941 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Music History

Jul 2 Noël Coward's "Blithe Spirit" premieres in London

Music History

Jul 19 BBC World Service begins playing V(ictory) ("...-" in Morse code) (opening of Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th symphony)

Film & TV History

Jul 19 Tom and Jerry first appear under their own names in cartoon "The Midnight Snack" by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera

Birthdays in Film & TV

Jul 1 Sally Quinn, American CBS newscaster (Morning Show), born in Savannah, Georgia
Jul 3 Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Indian film director and cinematographer (Kathapurushan, Mathulikal), born in Mannadi, Travancore, British India
Jul 7 Bill Oddie, English comedian and ornithologist
Jul 10 Jake Eberts, Canadian film producer (Chariots of Fire; Dances with Wolves), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2012)
Jul 10 Robert Pine, American actor (Joe Getraer-CHiPs), born in Scarsdale, New York
Jul 12 Joseph Whipp, American actor (Escape from Alcatraz), born in San Francisco, California
Jul 13 Jacques Perrin, French actor (Cinema Paradiso, 317th Platoon) and filmmaker, born in Paris, France
Jul 13 Lut[guard] Tomsin, actress/director (Knock on the Door)
Jul 13 Robert Forster [Foster], American actor (Medium Cool, Jackie Brown), born in Rochester, New York (d. 2019)
Jul 15 Geoffrey Burgon, British jazz trumpeter, and film, television and concert composer (City Adventures), born in Hampshire, England (d. 2010)
Jul 20 Kurt Raab, German actor (d. 1988)
Jul 21 Ken Cory, American actor (The Candidate; Without A Trace), born in Hanover, Pennsylvania (d. 1993)
Jul 25 Donna Theodore, American actress and singer (Hollywood Talent Scouts), born in Pleasanton, California
Jul 25 Peter Suschitzky, Polish-British cinematographer and photographer, born in London
Jul 25 Raúl Ruiz, Chilean filmmaker (Three Sad Tigers), born in Puerto Montt, Chile (d. 2011)
Jul 29 David Warner, British Emmy Award-winning stage, screen, radio, and voice actor (Masada; Star Trek VI; Time Bandits), born in Manchester, England (d. 2022)