Events in Film & TV
Music History
Nov 1 Johnny Mercer's "Top Banana", starring Phil Silvers, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 356 performances, winning a Tony Award
- Nov 18 Former Cubs 1st baseman & future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Nov 1 Fabrice Luchini, French stage and film actor (Courted), born in Paris
- Nov 6 John Falsey, American television writer and producer, born in New Haven, Connecticut
- Nov 8 Mary Hart, American TV hostess (Entertainment Tonight), born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Nov 9 Lou Ferrigno, American body builder and actor (Incredible Hulk), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Nov 13 Trudie Goodwin, British actress (The Bill, 1983-2007; Emmerdale, 2011-15), born in Lewisham, England
- Nov 14 Sandahl Bergman, American actress (Conan; All that Jazz), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Nov 14 Zhang Yimou, Chinese film director (Let Live, Raise the Red Lantern), born in Xi'an, China
- Nov 15 Beverly D'Angelo, American actress (National Lampoon's Vacation), born in Columbus, Ohio
- Nov 16 Miguel Sandoval, American actor (Medium), born in Washington, D.C.
- Nov 17 Dean Paul Martin, Jr, American pop singer (Dino, Desi & Billy), and actor (Misfits of Science), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1987)
- Nov 17 Nasty Canasta, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Drip-Along Daffy"
- Nov 17 Stephen Root, American actor
- Nov 19 Ben Katchor, American cartoonist and illustrator (Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Nov 19 Zeenat Aman, Indian actress (Haré Rama Haré Krishna), born in Bombay, India
- Nov 20 Rodger Bumpass, American television & voice actor (Squidward Tenticles), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Nov 23 David Rappaport, English 3'11" actor (Wizard, Time Bandits), born in London, England
- Nov 24 Gaby Landhage, Goteborg Sweden, model (Model of the Rear)
Kathryn Bigelow (71 years old)
Nov 27 American director, producer and writer (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty), born in San Carlos, California
- Nov 30 June Chadwick, British actress
Weddings in Film & TV
Ava Gardner & Frank Sinatra
Nov 7 American entertainer Frank Sinatra (35) marries 2nd wife American film star Ava Gardner (26); divorce in 1957
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