Events in Film & TV
- Jan 23 3rd Emmy Awards: Alan Young Show, Alan Young and Gertrude Berg win
- Jan 28 "La Vie Commence Demain" the 1st X-rated movie, depicting artificial insemination, opens in London
Television Debut
Feb 3 "Victor Borge Show" debuts on NBC TV
Victor Borge
Golden Globes
Feb 28 8th Golden Globes: "Sunset Boulevard", Jose Ferrer, & Gloria Swanson win
Gloria Swanson
José Ferrer
Music Recording
Mar 27 Frank Sinatra records "I'm a Fool to Want You"
Frank Sinatra
Academy Awards
Mar 29 23rd Academy Awards: "All About Eve", Judy Holliday and José Ferrer win
Judy Holliday
José Ferrer
Event of Interest
May 28 Radio programme "Crazy People" (later titled The Goon Show) premieres on the BBC, created by Spike Milligan
Spike Milligan
Event of Interest
Jun 25 1st color TV broadcast, CBS' Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities
Arthur Godfrey
- Jun 28 "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV
- Jun 30 "Victor Borge Show" last airs on NBC-TV
- Jul 2 "Bob & Ray show" premieres on NBC radio
- Jul 14 1st color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)
Film Release
Jul 28 Walt Disney's animated musical film "Alice In Wonderland" released
Walt Disney
- Aug 11 1st televised baseball game in color, on WCBS in New York City (Boston Braves beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-1)
Film Release
Aug 14 "A Place in the Sun", directed by George Stevens, starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters, is released (Academy Awards Best Director 1952)
Shelley Winters
Elizabeth Taylor
Film Awards
Aug 20 12th Venice Film Festival: "Rashomon" directed by Akira Kurosawa wins the Golden Lion
Akira Kurosawa
Film Premier
Aug 26 "An American in Paris" with music by George Gershwin, directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron premieres in London (Academy Awards Best Picture 1952)
Gene Kelly
George Gershwin
Film Release
Sep 18 "A Streetcar Named Desire", directed by Elia Kazan and based on Tennessee Williams' 1947 play of the same name, starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh, is released
- Sep 19 1st broadcast of "Search for Tomorrow" on CBS-TV
- Sep 29 1st color telecast of football game on network, Philadelphia (CBS)
- Oct 2 1st Netherland TV broadcast (Toverspiegel)
- Oct 3 CBS-TV airs the first coast-to-coast telecast of a prize fight; Australian light-heavyweight Dave Sands outpoints Carl 'Bobo' Olson in 10 rounds at Chicago Stadium
Television Debut
Oct 15 "I Love Lucy", starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, debuts on CBS
Desi Arnaz
Lucille Ball
- Nov 18 Former Cubs 1st baseman & future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft
Event of Interest
Dec 4 Aaron Copland's and Jerome Robbins' ballet "The Pied Piper" premieres in New York City
Aaron Copland
Film Release
Dec 26 "The African Queen", directed by John Huston and based on the 1935 novel of the same name, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, is released in LA, California (Academy Awards Best Actor 1952)
Humphrey Bogart
Katharine Hepburn
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Jan 1 Nana Patekar, Indian Bollywood actor, writer, philanthropist and filmmaker (Parinda, Angaar), born in Murud-Janjira, Bombay State
- Jan 2 Nadia Cassini [Gianna Lou Muller], model (Oui), born in Woodstock, New York
- Jan 8 John McTiernan, American actor (Predator, Die Hard, Medicine Man), born in Albany, New York
- Jan 10 Kathleen Bradley, American model (Price is Right), born in Girard, Ohio
- Jan 12 Kirstie Alley, American actress (Star Trek II, Cheers-Rebecca), born in Wichita, Kansas
- Jan 24 Yakov Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American comedian (It's a wonderful country), born in Odessa, Ukraine
- Jan 26 Walt Willey, American actor (Jackson Montgomery-All My Children), born in Ottawa, Illinois
- Jan 27 Scott Lane, American actor (Gary-McKeever & the Colonel), born in NYC, New York
- Jan 30 Charles S. Dutton, American actor (Alien 3, Crocodile Dundee 2, Roc), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Feb 2 Kim Zimmer, actress (Guiding Light, Doctors, One Life to Live), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Feb 2 Ken Bruce, Scottish broadcaster (The Ken Bruce Show), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Feb 4 Patrick Bergin, Irish actor
- Feb 6 Jacques Villeret, French film actor, born in Loches, France (d. 2005)
- Feb 9 Penny Peyser, American actress (Rich Man Poor Man, Knots Landing), born in Irvington, New York
- Feb 10 Bob [Robert] Iger, American entertainment executive (CEO of The Walt Disney Company), born in NYC, New York
- Feb 13 David Naughton, American actor (My Sister Sam, Separate Vacations), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Feb 15 Jane Seymour [Joyce Frankenberg], British actress (Live and Let Die, Somewhere in Time, Dr Quinn), born in London, England
- Feb 16 William Katt, American actor (Greatest American Hero, Carrie), born in Los Angeles, California
- Feb 19 Stephen Nichols, actor (Witchboard, Days of our Lives), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Feb 20 Edward Albert, actor (Jeff-Falcon Crest, Butterflies are Free), born in Los Angeles, California
- Feb 23 Patricia Richardson, American actress (Double Trouble, Home Improvement), born in Bethesda, Maryland
- Feb 24 Helen Shaver, Ontario Canada, actress (WIOU, Praise of Older Women)
- Feb 24 Debra Jo Rupp, American actress
- Feb 25 James Brown, American sportscaster (CBS News, The NFL Today), born in Washington, D.C.
- Feb 27 Stathis Psaltis, Greek actor, born in Velo, Greece (d. 2017)
- Mar 2 Cassie Yates, Macon Ga, actress (Osterman Weekend, Dynasty)
- Mar 4 Gwen Welles, American actress (Desert Hearts, Sticky Fingers), born in NYC, New York (d. 1993)
- Mar 5 Giorgos Ninios, Greek actor
- Mar 12 Caren Kaye, actress (My Tutor, Bambi-Blansky's Beauties), born in NYC, New York
- Mar 13 Fred Berry, African-American actor (Rerun-What's Happening), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2003)
- Mar 14 Rigdon "Rick" Dees, American actor, voice artist and radio disc jock (The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- Mar 16 Kate Nelligan, actress (Bethune, Eye of the Needle), born in London, Ontario
Kurt Russell
Mar 17 Kurt Russell, actor (Thing, Overboard, Mean Seasons), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
Kurt Russell
- Mar 18 Paul Barber, English actor (Only Fools and Horses), born in Liverpool, England
- Mar 20 Tanya Boyd, actress (Celeste-Days of our Life), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Mar 23 Lis Howell, British broadcaster (director of programs GMTV), born in Liverpool. England
- Mar 28 Matti Pellonpää, Finnish actor and musician, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1995)
Steven Seagal
Apr 10 Steven Seagal, American actor (Above the Law, Hard to Kill), born in Detroit, Michigan
Steven Seagal
- Apr 13 Peter Davison, English actor (fifth Doctor in Doctor Who, All Creatures Great and Small), born in London
- Apr 17 Olivia Hussey, Argentine-British actress (Romeo & Juliet, Death on Nile), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Apr 19 Barry Brown, American actor (Frederick Winterbourne-Daisy Miller), born in San Jose, California (d. 1978)
- May 4 Jackie Jackson [Sigmund], American rocker (Jackson 5-ABC), born in Gary, Indiana
- May 7 Robert Hegyes, American actor (Underground Aces, Welcome Back Kotter), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey (d. 2012)
- May 8 Deborah Harmon, American actress (Ted Knight Show, M*A*S*H, Just the 10 of Us), born in Chicago, Illinois
- May 9 Alley Mills, actress (Norma Arnold-Wonder Years), born in Chicago, Illinois
- May 13 Selina Scott, TV newscaster (West 57th)
- May 14 Season Hubley [Susan], American actress (Vice Squad, Hardcore), born in NYC, New York
- May 18 Denny Dillon, comedian (SNL, Dream On)
- May 18 James Stephens, actor (Paper Chase, Devil's Island), born in Mount Kisco, New York
- May 19 Dick Slater, American professional wrestler
- May 20 William Cullen Bryant, actor (Hell Squad)
- May 21 Al Franken, US politician (Senate-D-Minnesota 2009-18) comedian, writer, actor (SNL), born in NYC, New York
- May 23 Don Warrington [Donald Williams], Trinidadian-born British actor (Rising Damp), born in Trinidad
- May 25 Bob Gale, American screenwriter (Back to the Future), born in University City, Missouri
- May 30 Stephen Tobolowsky, Tx, actor (Single White Female, Thelma & Louise)
- Jun 4 David Yip, British-Chinese actor (The Chinese Detective), born in Liverpool, England
- Jun 5 Suze Orman, American financial advisor, writer, and television personality.
- Jun 7 Anne Twomey, American actress (Secret, Deadly Friend, Imagemaker), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jun 9 James Newton Howard, American film composer (The Hunger Games; M. Night Shyamalan films), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 12 Alan Dysert, American actor (Sean Cudahy-All My Children), born in Vermilion County, Illinois
- Jun 13 Jonathan Hogan, actor (House on Carroll St), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 13 Richard Thomas, American actor (John Boy - The Waltons, Last Summer, Johnny Belinda), born in NYC, New York
- Jun 13 Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish actor (Breaking the Waves), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Jun 16 John Salthouse, English actor (Abigail's Party), born in London
- Jun 16 Sonia Braga, Maringa Brazil, actress (Dona Flor & Her 2 Husbands)
- Jun 17 Joe Piscopo, American comedian (SNL, Miller Lite commercials), born in Passaic, New Jersey
- Jun 18 Henny Huisman, Dutch TV host (Playback Show)
- Jun 19 Daria Nicolodi, Italian actress (Terror, Shock), born in Florence, Italy
- Jun 20 Tress MacNeille, American voice actress
- Jun 24 David Rodigan, radio DJ/actor
- Jun 25 Lee Wilkof, American actor (WEB, Delta House, Elliot-Newhart), born in Canton, Ohio
- Jun 26 Pamela Bellwood [King], American actress (Ellen-W.E.B., Claudia-Dynasty), born in NYC, New York
- Jun 27 Julia Duffy [Julia Margaret Hinds], American actress (Newhart, Baby Talk), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jul 1 Daryl Anderson, American actor (Animal-Lou Grant), born in Seattle, Washington
- Jul 1 Trevor Eve, English actor (Shadow Chasers), born in Sutton Coldfield, England
- Jul 1 Terrence Mann, American actor and dancer, born in Ashland, Kentucky
- Jul 5 Keiko Fuji, Japanese enka singer and actress, born in Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan (d. 2013)
Geoffrey Rush
Jul 6 Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor (Shakespeare in Love, The King's Speech), born in Toowoomba, Queensland
Geoffrey Rush
- Jul 7 Roz Ryan, actress (Amelia-Amen, Occupied), born in Detroit, Michigan
Anjelica Huston
Jul 8 Anjelica Huston, American actress (Prizzi's Honor, The Adams Family), born in Los Angeles, California
Anjelica Huston
- Jul 9 Chris Cooper, American actor (Thousand Pieces of Gold, Matewan), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Jul 10 Phyllis Smith, American actress (Phyllis Vance-The Office), born in The Hill, St. Louis, Missouri
- Jul 12 Cheryl Ladd, American actress (Charlie's Angels, Purple Hearts), born in Huron, South Dakota
- Jul 12 Jamey Sheridan, American actor (Another World), born in Pasadena, California
- Jul 12 Brian Grazer, American film producer, born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 13 Didi Conn [Bernstein], American actress (Denise-Benson, Grease), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jul 14 Erich Hallhuber, German actor (d. 2003)
- Jul 15 Jesse Ventura [James Janos], American professional wrestler, actor and politician (Governor of Minnesota 1999-2003), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jul 16 Lorraine Chase, English actress and model (Lame Ducks, Love & Bullets), born in Deptford, England
- Jul 17 Lucie Arnaz, American actress and singer (Here's Lucy-Kim: The Jazz Singer), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 18 Margo Martindale, American actress (The Americans), born in Jacksonville, Texas
- Jul 19 Abel Ferrara, American filmmaker (King of New York), born in The Bronx, New York
- Jul 20 Jeff Rawle, English actor
Robin Williams
Jul 21 Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (Mork & Mindy, Jumanji, Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2014)
Robin Williams
- Jul 22 Tisa Farrow, actress (Zombie, Fingers, Grim Reaper), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 23 Edie McClurg, American actress (Cinderella-1985, Hogan Family), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Jul 23 Terry Davis, American actress (Stacey Winthrop-Another World), born in NYC, New York
- Jul 24 Lynda Carter, American actress (Wonder Woman, Sky High) and Miss USA (1973), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- Jul 25 Vanessa [Connie Witteman], Dutch model and singer, born in Voorburg, Netherlands
Weddings in Film & TV
Wedding of Interest
Jan 8 Actor Burgess Meredith (43) weds ballerina Kaja Sundsten
Burgess Meredith
Wedding of Interest
Feb 10 Shah of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (31) marries actress Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (19)
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Wedding of Interest
Jun 4 Actress Janet Leigh (23) weds actor Tony Curtis (26) in Greenwich, Connecticut
Janet Leigh
Tony Curtis
Wedding of Interest
Aug 1 Actor Max Von Sydow (22) weds actress Christina Olin
Max Von Sydow
Wedding of Interest
Sep 15 Actor Peter Sellers (26) weds actress Anne Howe in London, England
Peter Sellers
- Sep 28 Actor Franchot Tone weds actress Barbara Payton
Wedding of Interest
Nov 7 Entertainer Frank Sinatra (34) marries 2nd wife film star Ava Gardner (26)
Ava Gardner
Frank Sinatra
Divorces in Film & TV
Divorce of Interest
Jan 29 Actress Elizabeth Taylor's 1st divorce from hotel heir Conrad Hilton Jr
Elizabeth Taylor
Divorce of Interest
Sep 20 Actor Jackie Coogan (36) divorces Ann McCormack after 5 years of marriage
Jackie Coogan
Divorce of Interest
Oct 29 Singer and actor Frank Sinatra and 1st wife Nancy (Barbato) divorce due to infidelity after 12 years of marriage
Frank Sinatra
Deaths in Film & TV
- Jan 18 Jack Holt, American golddigger and actor (Cat People, San Francisco, Brimstone), dies from a heart attack at 62
- Feb 21 Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch & Perlemoer, Boefje), dies at 63
- Mar 6 Ivor Novello [David Ivor Davies], Welsh composer, writer and actor (Keep the Home Fires Burning, The Truth Game), dies at 58
- Mar 31 Ralph Forbes, actor (Riptide, Shock, Shock), dies at 45
- Apr 4 Al Christie, Canadian film director and producer (b. 1881)
- Apr 5 Edward Rigby, British actor (Star Look Down, Young & Innocent), dies at 72
- Apr 22 Stanley Ridges, British-born actor (possessed, Sgt York, Mr Ace), dies at 59
- Apr 29 Jules Verstraete [Julien Gustave de Graef], Flemish actor (rubber, The Three Wishes), dies at 67
- May 5 Eddie Dunn, comedian (Face to Face, Spin the Picture), dies at 54
Warner Baxter
May 7 Warner Baxter, American actor (In Old Arizona, Cisco Kid), dies at 62
Warner Baxter
- May 9 Marie Ault, British actress, dies at 80
- May 29 Fanny Brice, American Zeigfield Girl and commedienne (Baby Snooks Show), dies at 59
- Jun 6 Olive Tell, American actress (b. 1894)
- Jul 23 Robert Flaherty, American filmmaker and the father of documentary film (Nanook of North), dies at 67
- Aug 16 Louis Jouvet, French actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise), dies from a heart attack at 63
- Aug 28 Robert Walker, American actor and writer (Strangers on a Train, Bataan, Madame Curie), dies from an adverse reaction to prescription drugs at 32
- Sep 1 Wols [Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze], German cartoonist and painter, dies at 38
- Sep 7 María Montez [Vidal], Dominican actress known as The Queen of Technicolor (Cobra Woman, Arabian Nights), dies of heart seizure at 39
- Sep 9 Gibson Gowland, British actor (Greed, Blind Husbands, The Phantom of the Opera), dies at 74
- Sep 17 Gelett Burgess, American humorist and author (The Purple Cow), dies at 85
- Sep 29 Bradley Barker, American silent actor and film director, dies at 68
- Oct 12 Leon Errol, Australian actor (Ziegfeld Follies, What a Blonde!), dies at 70
- Dec 6 J Edward Bromberg, Hungarian actor (The Mark of Zorro, Under 2 Flags), dies from a heart attack at 47
- Dec 19 Barton Yarbrough, actor (Dragnet), dies at 51