June 1947 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Film Release

Jun 11 Perennial Christmas film "Miracle on 34th St" starring John Payne and Maureen O'Hara, directed by George Seaton is released

Jun 27 WRC TV channel 4 in Washington, D.C. (NBC) begins broadcasting

Birthdays in Film & TV

Jun 1 Jonathan Pryce, Welsh stage and film actor (Brazil, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Two Popes), born in Carmel, Flintshire, Wales
Jun 5 David Hare, English playwright and director (Plenty, The Hours, The Reader), born in St. Leonards-on-Sea, England
Jun 6 Robert Englund, American actor (Freddy vs. Jason, A Nightmare on Elm Street), born in Glendale, California
Jun 8 Julie Driscoll, English rocker and actress (33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee), born in London
Jun 15 Lee Purcell, Cherry Point NC, actor (Big Wednesday, Mr Majestyk)
Jun 16 Tom "Bones" Malone, American jazz musician, arranger, and producer (SNL; Blues Brothers), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Jun 17 Christopher Allport, American actor (To Live and Die in L.A.), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2008)
Jun 17 George S. Clinton, American film score (Austin Powers films; Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee; Mortal Kombat movies;), stage, and concert composer, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jun 18 Bernard Giraudeau, French actor (L'Annee des Meduses), screenwriter, and director, born in La Rochelle, France (d. 2010)
Jun 18 Linda Thorson [Robinson], Canadian actress (The Avengers - "Tara", One Life To Live - "Julia"), born in Toronto, Ontario
Jun 19 Youn Yuh Jung, South Korean actress (Minari), born in Kaesong, Korea
Jun 20 Candace "Candy" Clark, American actress (Man Who Fell to Earth, Q, American Graffiti), born in Norman, Oklahoma
Jun 21 Lex van Delden, Dutch actor (Soldier of Orange), born in Amsterdam (d. 2010)
Jun 21 Meredith Baxter-Birney, American actress (Family Ties; Bridget Loves Bernie), born in South Pasadena, California
Jun 21 Michael Gross, American actor (Family Ties, FBI murders), born in Chicago, Illinois
Jun 22 David L. Lander, American actor (Laverne & Shirley - "Squiggy"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020)

Jun 23 Bryan Brown, actor (F/X, Gorillas in the Mist, Kim, Tai-Pan), born in Sydney, New South Wales
Jun 24 Marianne Delgorge, Dutch singer and actress (Ice Cream Soda), born in Bloemendaal, The Netherlands
Jun 24 Peter Weller, American actor (Robocop, Of Unknown Origin), born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Jun 24 Walter Willison, American actor (McDuff the Talking Dog), born in Monterrey Park, California
Jun 25 Jimmie Walker, American comedian (JJ-Good Times, At Ease), born in The Bronx, New York
Jun 27 Francisca "Cisca" Beaudoux, actress (2 Under a Cap)
Jun 28 Anny Duperey, French film and television actress, born in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Jun 29 Michael Carter, Scottish actor, born in Dumfries, Scotland