Events in Film & TV
Film Premier
Feb 15 Walt Disney's animated film "Cinderella" premieres in Boston

Walt Disney
Golden Globes
Feb 23 7th Golden Globes: "All the King's Men", Broderick Crawford, & Olivia de Havilland win

Broderick Crawford

Olivia de Havilland
Event of Interest
Feb 25 "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca premieres on NBC Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon & Woody Allen

Mel Brooks

Neil Simon
Academy Awards
Mar 23 22nd Academy Awards: "All The King's Men", Broderick Crawford and Olivia de Havilland win

Olivia de Havilland

Broderick Crawford
- May 1 WJIM (now WLNS) TV channel 6 in Lansing, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
- May 29 3rd British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS): "Bicycle Thieves" Best Film
- Jun 1 WKZO (now WWMT) TV channel 3 in Kalamazoo, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast
- Jul 1 WHBF TV channel 4 in Rock Island, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting
- Jul 10 "Your Hit Parade" premieres on NBC (later CBS) TV (broadcast on radio from 1935)
- Jul 20 "Arthur Murray Party" premieres on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC)
Film Premier
Aug 10 "Sunset Boulevard", American film noir directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in NYC
Film Release
Aug 25 "Rashomon", Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshiro Mifune and Machiko Kyō, is released (Honorary Academy Award 1952)

Akira Kurosawa

Toshiro Mifune
- Aug 27 1st transmission of a TV programme from continental Europe shown on BBC
- Sep 11 Dick Tracy TV show sparks uproar concerning violence
- Sep 29 "Tin Pan Alley TV" last airs on ABC-TV
- Sep 30 Radio's "Grand Ole Opry" is broadcast on TV for 1st time
- Sep 30 WSM TV channel 4 in Nashville, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting
- Oct 11 The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS
- Oct 12 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show debuts on CBS television, airs until 1958
Film Premier
Oct 13 "All About Eve" directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter premieres (Academy Awards Best Picture 1951)

Bette Davis
Event of Interest
Dec 13 James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial

James Dean
Event of Interest
Dec 16 Child star Shirley Temple announces her retirement from films aged 22

Shirley Temple
Film Premier
Dec 20 "Harvey" starring James Stewart premieres in New York

James Stewart
Birthdays in Film & TV
Birthdays 1 - 100 of 217
- Jan 3 Victoria Principal, American actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas), born in Fukuoka, Japan
- Jan 7 Erin Gray, American actress (Silver Spoons, Buck Rogers), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Jan 7 Johnny Lever [John Prakasa Rao Janumala], Indian Bollywood actor & comedian, born in Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh
- Jan 9 David Johansen [Buster Poindexter], American singer-songwriter & actor (Hot! Hot! Hot!), born in Staten Island, New York
- Jan 13 John McNaughton, American film director
- Jan 16 Debbie Allen, American dancer, choreographer, actress (Fame -"Lydia"), producer, and director (A Different World), born in Houston, Texas
- Jan 16 Jesse Dizon, American actor, born in Oceanside, California
- Jan 19 Sébastien Dhavernas, Quebec actor, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jan 20 Liza Goddard, British actress, born in Smethwick, United Kingdom
- Jan 23 Richard Dean Anderson, American actor (MacGyver, Emerald Pt NAS), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jan 23 Richard Gilliland, American actor (Jonesy in The Waltons, Tom in Heartland), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Jan 24 Daniel Auteuil, French actor (Elegant Criminal, Manon of Spring), born in Algiers, Algeria
- Jan 25 Christopher Ryan [Papazoglou], English actor & comedian (The Young Ones, Only Fools and Horses), born in London, England
- Jan 26 Janet Lupo, American model, born in Hoboken, New Jersey
- Jan 27 Derek Acorah, English spirit medium and TV personality (Most Haunted), born in Bootle, England
- Jan 28 Barbi Benton [Klein], American Playboy model and actress (Hee Haw, Sugar Time!), born in New York City
- Jan 29 Ann Jillian, American actress (Mr Mom, Jennifer Slept Here), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Jan 30 Bruce Howard Lidington, English actor (Sword of Valiant, Mosses), born in Harrow, London
- Jan 30 Trinidad Silva, American actor, born in Mission, Texas (d. 1988)
- Feb 2 Barbara Sukowa, German actress (Zentropia, Sicilian, Voyager, Lola)
- Feb 2 Osamu Kido, wrestler (NJPW/UWF)
- Feb 3 Morgan Fairchild [Patsy McClenny], actress (Falcon Crest), born in Dallas, Texas
- Feb 4 Pamela Franklin, actress (Satan's School for Girls), born in Tokyo, Japan
- Feb 8 Cristina Ferrare, American former supermodel and actress
- Feb 12 Michael Ironside, Canadian actor (Starship Troopers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Feb 13 Ewa Aulin, Swedish actress (Candy, Fiorina La Vacca), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Feb 14 Raymond van het Groenewoud, Belgian vocalist & actor (Brussels by Night)
- Feb 15 Donna Hanover Giuliani, TV news anchor (WPIX)/wife of Mayor Giuliani
- Feb 18 Cybill Shepherd, American actress (Moonlighting, Last Picture Show), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Feb 18 John Hughes, American film director (Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller), born in Lansing, Michigan (d. 2009)
- Feb 20 John Voldstad, actor (Darryl-Newhart), born in Oslo, Norway
- Feb 20 Ken Shimura, Japanese comedian and actor (Shimura Ken no Bakatono-sama), born in Higashimurayama, Japan (d. 2020)
- Feb 22 Ellen Greene, American vocalist & actress (Little Shoppe of Horrors), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Feb 22 Julie Walters, English actress (Educating Rita, Prick Up Your Ears), born in Birmingham, England
- Feb 22 Miou-Miou [Sylvette Herry], French actress (Dog Day, My Other Husband), born in Paris, France
- Feb 28 Ilene Graff, American actress (Marsha-Mr Belvedere), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Mar 2 Matthew Laurance, actor (Duet)
- Mar 2 Mitchel Laurance, actor (LA Law, Not Necessarily the News)
- Mar 3 Tim Kazurinsky, comedian (SNL, Police Academy 2, 3, 4), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
- Mar 4 Ofelia Medina, Mexican actress and screenwriter
- Mar 5 Harvey Jacob Alperin, actor (Cocktail), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Mar 7 Mark Pinter, American actor (Behind the Screen, Another World), born in Decorah, Iowa
- Mar 9 Andy North, American golfer, broadcaster (US Open 1978, 85; ESPN), born in Thorp, Wisconsin
- Mar 12 Jon Provost, actor (Timmy-Lassie)
- Mar 12 Wheeler Winston Dixon, American filmmaker, critic and author
- Mar 13 William H. Macy, American actor (Homicide, Water Engine), born in Miami, Florida
- Mar 18 Brad Dourif, WV, actor (Ragtime, Eyes of Laura Mars, Fatal Beauty)
William Hurt
Mar 20 William Hurt, actor (Big Chill, Children of a Lesser God), born in Washington, D.C.

William Hurt
Martin Short
Mar 26 Martin Short, Canadian comedian (SNL; SCTV; 3 Amigos), born in Hamilton, Ontario

Martin Short
Robbie Coltrane
Mar 30 Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor (Harry Potter films) and comedian, born in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire

Robbie Coltrane
- Mar 31 Ed Marinaro, American actor (Joe-Hill St Blues, Sonny-Laverne & Shirley), born in NYC, New York
- Apr 3 Curtis Stone, American singer (Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry), born in Hollywood, California
- Apr 3 Sally Thomsett, English actress (Straw Dogs, Man About the House), born in Sussex
- Apr 4 Christine Lahti, American actress (Harvey Korman Show, Swing Shift), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Apr 5 Miki Manojlović, Serbian actor (The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
- Apr 9 Nathan Cook, American actor (Milton-White Shadow, Billy-Hotel), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1988)
- Apr 11 Bill Irwin, American actor (My Blue Heaven, Scenes From a Mall), born in Santa Monica, California
- Apr 12 David Cassidy, American singer and actor (Keith-Partridge Family), born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
- Apr 13 Ron Perlman, American actor (Quest for Fire, Beauty & the Beast), born in The Bronx, New York
- Apr 13 Terry Lester, American actor (Young & Restless, As World Turns), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Apr 14 Anna M "Ansje" Beentjes, actress (Blindgangers)
- Apr 14 Randolph Powell, actor (Alan-Dallas, Logan's Run), born in Iowa City, Iowa
- Apr 15 Amy Wright, American actress (Inside Moves, Accidental Tourist), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 16 David Graf, American actor (Police Academy- Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry), born in Zanesville, Ohio (d. 2001)
- Apr 17 L. Scott Caldwell, American actress (Rose-Lost), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 18 Kenny Ortega, American film and TV producer (High School Musical trilogy), born in Palo Alto, California
- Apr 19 Earl Gardner, American jazz trumpeter (Saturday Night Live), born in NYC, New York
- Apr 22 Jancis Robinson, wine writer/broadcaster
- Apr 28 Willie Colon, actor (Last Flight), born in The Bronx, New York
- Apr 29 Phillip Noyce, Australian film director
- May 1 Dann Florek, American actor (Law & Order), born in Flat Rock, Michigan
- May 2 Randy Colley (Moondog Rex), American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team champion 1981), born in Alexander City, Alabama (d. 2019)
- May 4 Hilly Hicks, American actor (Roll Out, Roots), born in Los Angeles, California
- May 4 René van Asten, Dutch actor (Herenstraat 10), born in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- May 5 Googoosh [Faegheh Atashin (فائقه آتشین)], Persian singer and actress, born in Sarcheshmeh Street, Tehran
- May 7 Randall 'Tex' Cobb, American boxer and actor, born in Bridge City, Texas
Tim Russert
May 7 Tim Russert, American television journalist and host of NBC's Meet the Press, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2008)

Tim Russert
- May 9 Matthew Kelly, actor/TV host (Holding the Fort, Relative Strangers)
- May 11 Jeremy Paxman, English broadcaster (University Challenge, Newsnight), born in Leeds, England
- May 12 Bruce Boxleitner, Elgin Ill, actor (Scarecrow & Mrs King, Babylon 5)
- May 12 Gabriel Byrne, actor (Hello Again, Cool World), born in Dublin, Ireland
- May 14 Mark Blum, American actor (Worth Winning, Blind Date, Presidio), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2020)
- May 15 Nicholas Hammond, American actor (The Amazing Spider-Man), born in Washington, D.C.
- May 18 Thomas Gottschalk, German radio and TV host (Telespiele), born in Bamberg, Germany
- May 23 Linda Thompson, actress (Hee Haw), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- May 28 Jim Harris, American professional wrestler
- May 30 Paresh Rawal, Indian Bollywood actor (Woh Chokri, Woh Chokri), born in Bombay, India
- May 31 Gregory Harrison, Catalina California, actor (Trapper John, Logan's Run)
- Jun 1 Gemma Craven, actress (Wagner, Story of Slipper & Rose), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Jun 2 Joanna Gleason, actress (Morgan-Hello Larry), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Jun 2 Toni Alessandrini, actress (Vice Academy Part 2), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 3 Suzi Quatro[cchio], singer (Stumblin')/actress (Happy Days), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jun 3 Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter (E.T.), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
Weddings in Film & TV
Wedding of Interest
Feb 17 Natural history broadcaster David Attenborough (24) weds Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel

David Attenborough
Wedding of Interest
Mar 24 Actress Ingrid Bergman (34) weds Roberto Rossellini

Ingrid Bergman

Roberto Rossellini
Wedding of Interest
Apr 29 Actor Sidney Poitier (23) weds model Juanita Hardy

Sidney Poitier
Wedding of Interest
May 6 Elizabeth Taylor (18) marries for the 1st time to hotel heir Conrad "Nicky" Hilton (23)

Elizabeth Taylor
Wedding of Interest
May 7 Actor Jack Lemmon (25) weds tv actress Cynthia Stone (24)

Jack Lemmon
Wedding of Interest
Jul 28 Actress Bette Davis (42) weds actor Gary Merrill (34) in Mexico

Bette Davis
Wedding of Interest
Aug 17 Short story writer Dorothy Parker (57) weds screenwriter Alan Campbell (46)

Dorothy Parker
Wedding of Interest
Dec 16 Former child actress Shirley Temple marries 2nd husband naval officer Charles Alden Black

Shirley Temple
Wedding of Interest
Dec 27 Actor Henry Fonda (45) weds socialite and third wife Susan Blanchard (22) in New York City

Henry Fonda
Wedding of Interest
Dec 28 Author John Steinbeck (48) weds actress Elaine Anderson (36)

John Steinbeck
Divorces in Film & TV
Divorce of Interest
Mar 1 Actress Ingrid Bergman (34) divorces dentist Petter Aron Lindström after 12 years of marriage

Ingrid Bergman
Divorce of Interest
Jul 5 Actress Bette Davis (42) divorces artist William Grant Sherry after more than 4 years of marriage

Bette Davis
Deaths in Film & TV
Emil Jannings
Jan 2 Emil Jannings, German actor (Faust, The Blue Angel, The Way of All Flesh), dies of liver cancer at 65

Emil Jannings
- Jan 22 Alan Hale Sr., American actor (Little John-The Adventures of Robin Hood), dies of a liver ailment and viral infection at 57
- Jan 22 Corinne Luchaire, French actress (b. 1921)
- Jan 24 Bull Montana [Luigi Montagna], Italian actor (Brass Buttons, Victory, The Son of the Sheik), dies from coronary thrombosis at 62
- Jan 26 Betsy van den Arend, Dutch [Betje], actress (Miss Hobbs), dies at 78
- Feb 26 Harry Lauder, Scottish comedian and singer (Roamin' in the Gloamin), dies at about 75
- Mar 6 Lew Lehr, American comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54
- Mar 10 Marguerite De La Motte, American actress (b. 1902)
- Mar 11 Florence Arliss, British actress (Disraeli), dies at 78
- Mar 25 Frank Buck, American actor (Africa Screams, Tiger Queen, Tiger Fangs), dies at 62
- Mar 28 Georgine M "May" Basting, actress (Occupier), dies at 67
- Apr 7 Walter Huston, Canadian actor (Maltese Falcon, Treasure of Sierra Madre), dies from an aneurysm at 67
- Apr 27 Hobart Cavanaugh, American actor (Border Town, Black Angel), dies at 63
- May 8 Franklin Dyall, British actor (Easy Virtue, Atlantic), dies at 80
- Aug 25 Earl Caddock, professional wrestler (b. 1888)
- Sep 13 Sara Allgood, Irish-American actress (Blackmail, How Green Was My Valley), dies of a heart attack at 70
- Sep 16 Pedro De Cordoba, American actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur), dies at 68
- Oct 23 Al Jolson [Asa Yoelson], American-Lithuanian jazz singer and silent actor (Mamie, Swanee), dies at 64