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June 1951 in Film & Television

Events in Film & TV

  • Jun 6 1st Berlin International Film Festival opens
  • Jun 9 "Doodles Weaver Show" debuts on NBC-TV
  • Jun 22 Gene Rayburn & Dee Finch morning show premieres on NBC radio

Television Debut

Jun 25 1st color TV broadcast, CBS' Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities

Arthur Godfrey
Radio and TV Host Arthur Godfrey
  • Jun 28 "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV

Television Finale

Jun 30 "Victor Borge Show" last airs on NBC-TV

Victor Borge
Comedian and Pianist Victor Borge

Birthdays in Film & TV

  • Jun 4 David Yip, British-Chinese actor (The Chinese Detective), born in Liverpool, England
  • Jun 5 Ellen Foley, American pop singer (with Meatloaf - "Paradise By The Dashboard Light"), and actress (Night Court, 1984-85), born in St. Louis, Missouri

Suze OrmanSuze Orman (71 years old)

Jun 5 American financial advisor, author and TV personality and author (The Suze Orman Show), born in Chicago, Illinois

Suze Orman
  • 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 10 Dan Fouts, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (First-team All-Pro 1979, 82; Pro Bowl 1979–83, 85; San Diego Chargers) and broadcaster (CBS television, Westwood One radio), born in San Francisco, 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, Brazilian actress (Dona Flor & Her 2 Husbands), born in Maringa, Brazil
  • 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, British radio DJ, born in Hanover, Germany
  • 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

Weddings in Film & TV

Myrna Loy

Jun 2 "The Thin Man" actress Myrna Loy (45) weds UNESCO delegate Howland H. Sargeant

Myrna Loy

Janet Leigh & Tony Curtis

Jun 4 American actress Janet Leigh (23) weds American actor Tony Curtis (26) in Greenwich, Connecticut; divorce in 1962

Janet Leigh
Tony Curtis

Deaths in Film & TV

  • Jun 6 Olive Tell, American actress (b. 1894)

Famous Film Stars

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