June 1946 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Musical Finale

Jun 8 Raymond Scott and Bernard Hanighen's musical "Lute Song", starring Mary Martin, Yul Brenner, and Nancy Davis, and directed by John Houseman, closes at Plymouth Theater, NYC, after 142 performances

Fred Allen's Last Show

Jun 26 Fred Allen's last radio show, his guest is Jack Benny

Birthdays in Film & TV

Brian Cox (77 years old)

Jun 1 Scottish actor (Troy; Jason Bourne films), born in Dundee, Scotland

Jun 2 Lasse Hallström, Swedish screenwriter and film director (Cider House Rules; My Life As A Dog; ABBA music videos), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Jun 3 Penelope Wilton [Penelope Alice], English actress (Cry Freedom, Norman Conquests), born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Jun 3 Tristan Rogers, Australian actor (Robert Scorpio-General Hospital)
Jun 4 Bettina Gregory, correspondent/journalist (ABC-TV)
Jun 5 Gillian Hills, English actress (Blow-up, Clockwork Orange), born in Cairo, Egypt
Jun 5 Stefania Sandrelli, Italian actress (Afredo, Key), born in Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy
Jun 7 Jenny Jones [Janina Stronski], Polish-Canadian-American comedienne and television host (Jenny Jones Show), born in Bethlehem, British Mandate of Palestine

Donald Trump (77 years old)

Jun 14 45th US President (2017-21), real estate tycoon (Trump Towers) and TV personality (The Apprentice), born in NYC, New York

Jun 15 Judy Pace, actress (Young Lawyers), born in Los Angeles, California
Jun 16 Simon Williams, American actor (Fiendish plot of dr Fu Manchu)
Jun 18 Bruiser Brody [Frank Goodish], professional wrestler (d. 1988)
Jun 20 Bob Vila, television presenter
Jun 21 Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian comedian and author, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2007)
Jun 22 Andrew Rubin, actor (Police Academy) [or Jan 22], born in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Jun 23 Russ "Rusty" Thacker, American stage actor and singer, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2012)
Jun 23 Ted Shackelford, American actor (Gary-Dallas, Knots Landing), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jun 26 Clive Francis, British actor (Masada), born in London, England
Jun 26 Ricky Jay [Richard Potash], American magician and actor (Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2018)
Jun 28 Bruce Davison, American actor (Capt Wyler-Hunter, Willard, High Risk), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 28 Gilda Radner, American comedian and actress (SNL, 1975-80; Haunted Honeymoon), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1989)

Deaths in Film & TV

Jun 1 Leo Slezak, Moravian dramatic tenor and actor (Othello; Zirkus Saran; Husaren heraus), dies from a heart attack at 72
Jun 23 William S. Hart, American silent film actor (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds), dies at 81
Jun 28 Antoinette Perry, American stage actress, theater director, co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, and namesake of the Tony Award, dies of a heart attack at 58