Events in Film & TV
Event of Interest
Feb 4 1st African American executive of a major TV station (Jackie Robinson-WNBC NY)
Jackie Robinson
- Feb 8 "RCA Victor Show Starring Dennis Day" debuts on NBC TV
- Feb 18 4th Emmy Awards: first time awards presented based on nationwide basis, "The Red Skelton Show", Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca win
Film Release
Feb 20 "African Queen" film directed by John Huston, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn is released in the US
Humphrey Bogart
Katharine Hepburn
Golden Globes
Feb 21 9th Golden Globes: A Place in the Sun, Fredric March, & Jane Wyman win
Fredric March
Jane Wyman
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Feb 2 Genichiro Tenryu, Japanese professional wrestler
- 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
Wedding of Interest
Feb 21 Actress Elizabeth Taylor (19) marries for the 2nd time to actor Michael Wilding (39)
Elizabeth Taylor
Divorces in Film & TV
Divorce of Interest
Feb 28 Actress Gene Tierney (31) divorces fashion designer Oleg Cassini (39) after almost 11 years of marriage
Gene Tierney