Events in Film & TV
- Jul 1 English architect Michael Ventris says he has solved one of the 20th century's greatest linguistic riddles, by deciphering Linear B in BBC interview. Is an ancient form of Greek on clay tablets from Minoan palace of Knossos. [1]
- Jul 18 KWGN TV channel 2 in Denver, Colorado (IND) begins broadcasting
Film Release
Jul 21 "The Quiet Man" film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara is released in the UK
Film Release
Jul 24 "High Noon", American Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Gary Cooper and Thomas Mitchell, is released
Birthdays in Film & TV
Dan Aykroyd
Jul 1 Dan Aykroyd, Canadian-American comedian, writer and actor (SNL, The Blues Brothers; Ghostbusters), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- Jul 6 Grant Goodeve, American actor (David-8 is Enough, Dynasty), born in Middlebury, Connecticut
- Jul 7 Mando Guerrero, Mexican professional wrestler
- Jul 9 John Tesh, American TV host (ET), and new age pianist, born in Garden City, New York
- Jul 11 Stephen Lang, American actor (Another You, Death of a Salesman), born in NYC, New York
- Jul 14 Eric Laneuville, American actor (Larry-Room 222, St Elsewhere), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Jul 14 Jerry Houser, American actor (Slapshot, Summer of '42, Class of '44), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 14 Stan Shaw, American actor (Mississippi, Roots Next Generation), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jul 15 Terry O'Quinn, American actor
- Jul 16 Stewart Copeland, American drummer (The Police - "Roxanne"), and film score composer (Wall Street; SubUrbia) born in Alexandria, Virginia
David Hasselhoff
Jul 17 David Hasselhoff, American actor (Night Rider, Mitch-Baywatch), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Jul 20 Keiko Matsuzaka, Japanese actress
- Jul 24 Gus Van Sant, American film director (Good Will Hunting), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- Jul 26 Jan Randall, American-Canadian film, stage and broadcast composer (The Irrelevant Show; Poetry In Motion), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jul 28 Monique van de Ven, Dutch actress (Turkish Fruit)
- Jul 31 Alan Autry, American NFLer (Green Bay Packers), actor (In the Heat of the Night) and politician (23rd Mayor of Fresno), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
Weddings in Film & TV
Fred Rogers
Jul 9 American educator, Presbyterian minister and TV host Fred Rogers (24) weds Sara Joanne Byrd