Events in Film & TV
Sports History
Feb 4 1st African American executive of a major TV station (Jackie Robinson-WNBC NY)
Film Release
Feb 20 "African Queen" film directed by John Huston, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn is released in the US
Golden Globes
Feb 21 9th Golden Globes: "A Place in the Sun", Fredric March, & Jane Wyman win
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Feb 4 Lisa Eichhorn, actress (Cutter's Way, Yanks), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
- Feb 12 Salvador Pineda, Mexican actor, born in Huetamo, Mexico
- Feb 12 Simon MacCorkindale, English actor (Falcon Crest, Manimal), born in Ely, Cambridgeshire (d. 2010)
- Feb 28 Cristina Raines [Tina Herazo], actress (Sentinel), born in Manila, Philippines
- Feb 28 Jennie Lynn, actress (Love & Marriage), born in San Diego, California
- Feb 29 Susan Sennett, American actress (Big Bad Mama), born in Santa Monica, California
- Feb 29 Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush, American television personality
Weddings in Film & TV
- Feb 14 Comedian Joey Adams marries gossip columnist Cindy Heller
Elizabeth Taylor
Feb 21 Actress Elizabeth Taylor (19) marries for the 2nd time to actor Michael Wilding (39)
Divorces in Film & TV
Gene Tierney
Feb 28 Actress Gene Tierney (31) divorces fashion designer Oleg Cassini (39) after almost 11 years of marriage
