December 1950 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Radio Premiere

Dec 3 Paul Harvey begins his national radio broadcast

Film & TV History

Dec 13 James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial

Film & TV History

Dec 16 Child star Shirley Temple announces her retirement from films aged 22

Film Premiere

Dec 20 "Harvey" starring James Stewart premieres in New York

Birthdays in Film & TV

Dec 1 Richard Keith [Thibodeaux], American actor (I Love Lucy - "Little Ricky"), and drummer, born in Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 2 Dennis Christopher [Carrelli], American actor (Breaking Away; Fade to Black; Django Unchained), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 4 Jan Rietman, Dutch radio and TV host, born in Doetinchem, Netherlands
Dec 4 Karel van de Graaf, Dutch TV host, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dec 5 Juris Podnieks, Latvian filmmaker (Is It Easy to Be Young?), born in Riga Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (d. 1992)

Rajinikanth (72 years old)

Dec 12 Indian film actor (Centenary Award 2014), born in Bangalore, India

Dec 13 Heather North, American actress (Barefoot Executive), born in Pasadena, California
Dec 13 Wendie Malick, American actress (Just Shoot Me), born in Buffalo, New York
Dec 14 Vicki Michelle, English actress (Virgin Witch, Allo Allo), born in Chigwell, England
Dec 18 Leonard Maltin, American movie critic (Entertainment Tonight), born in NYC, New York
Dec 21 Jeffrey Katzenberg, American film producer, born in NYC, New York
Dec 26 Victoria Racimo, American actress (Corene-Falcon Crest), born in NYC, New York
Dec 27 Jack van Gelder, Dutch TV host
Dec 28 Øivind Blunck, Norwegian comedian and actor
Dec 29 Jon Polito, American actor (Fire With Fire, Homicide), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)

Weddings in Film & TV

Shirley Temple

Dec 16 American child actress Shirley Temple (22) weds 2nd husband US naval officer Charles Alden Black (31), at his parents' home, Del Monte, California