November 1949 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Film Premiere

Nov 8 "All The King's Men" based on Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer winning novel, directed by Robert Rossen and starring Broderick Crawford premieres in New York (Best Picture 1950)

Nov 11 WTTV TV channel 4 in Bloomington-Indianapol, IN (IND) 1st broadcast
Nov 15 KRON-TV channel 4 in San Francisco, California (NBC) begins broadcasting; call letters a nod to the owners other business, The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper
Nov 30 KOTV TV channel 6 in Tulsa, Oklahoma (CBS) begins broadcasting

Birthdays in Film & TV

Nov 1 Jeannie Berlin, American actress (Heartbreak Kid, Portnoy's Complaint), born in Los Angeles, California
Nov 3 Mike Evans, American actor (All In The Family & The Jeffersons - "Lionel"), born in Salisbury, North Carolina (d. 2006)
Nov 4 Berlinda Tolbert, American actor (Jenny-The Jeffersons), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 5 Armin Shimerman, American actor (Principal Snyder-Buffy the Vampire Slayer), born in Lakewood, New Jersey
Nov 6 Brad Davis, American actor (Roots, Chiefs, Midnight Express), born in Tallahassee, Florida (d. 1991)
Nov 6 Nigel Havers, English actor (Don't Wait Up), born in London, England
Nov 7 (Susan) "Su" Pollard, British stage and screen actress (Hi-de-Hi!), and singer-songwriter ("Starting Together"), born in Nottingham, England
Nov 10 Ann Reinking, American dancer and actress (All the Jazz; Micki & Maude), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2020) [1]
Nov 12 Penelope Pussycat, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "For Scent-imental Reasons"
Nov 14 Phil Baron, American voice actor (Piglet), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Nov 20 Ray Vitte, American actor (Doc, Cody-Quest), born in NYC, New York
Nov 21 Nickolas Grace, British stage and screen actor (Brideshead Revisited; Heat and Dust; Robin of Sherwood), born in West Kirby, Cheshire, England
Nov 24 Shane Bourne, Australian comedian and actor
Nov 25 [Boris] Alexander Godunov, Sakhalin USSR, dancer/actor (Die Hard)
Nov 26 Juanin Clay, American actress (The Legend of the Lone Ranger), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1995)
Nov 28 Paul Shaffer, Canadian keyboardist (SNL, 1975-80), orchestra leader (David Letterman, 1982-2015; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), and songwriter ("It's Raining Men"), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Nov 29 Garry Shandling, American comedian (It's Garry Shandling's Show, Larry Sanders Show), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
Nov 29 Jerry Lawler, American professional wrestler (WWE), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Nov 29 Wayne Cowan [Dutch Mantel], American wrestler, born in South Carolina
Nov 30 Billy Drago, American character actor, specializing in roles as a villain (Pale Rider; The Untouchables), born in Hugoton, Kansas (d. 2019)
Nov 30 Margaret Whitton, American actress (Good & Evil; Major League), born in Meade, Maryland (d. 2016)