Events in Film & TV
- Mar 25 RCA manufactures 1st color TV set (12½" screen at $1,000)
- Apr 22 US Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings begin
- Apr 26 "Seven Samurai", Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshiro Mifune, is released
- Jul 5 The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin
- Sep 1 "Rear Window", directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, is released
- Sep 6 "La Strada" directed by Federico Fellini premieres at the Venice Film Festival starring Anthony Quinn
- Oct 10 1st National Film Awards (India): "Shyamchi Aai" wins the Golden Lotus
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Film & TV Awards in 1954
- Jan 22 11th Golden Globes: The Robe, Spencer Tracy, & Audrey Hepburn win
- Feb 11 6th Emmy Awards: I Love Lucy, Donald O'Connor & Eve Arden win
- Mar 25 26th Academy Awards: "From Here to Eternity" best film, William Holden & Audrey Hepburn best actor, actress
- Apr 9 7th Cannes Film Festival: "Gate of Hell" directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
- Jun 18 4th Berlin International Film Festival: "Hobson's Choice" wins Golden Bear (audience vote)
- Aug 22 15th Venice Film Festival: "Romeo and Juliet" directed by Renato Castellani wins Golden Lion
- Oct 10 1st National Film Awards (India): "Shyamchi Aai" wins the Golden Lotus
Weddings in Film & TV
- Jan 14 NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio weds actress Marilyn Monroe (27) in her 2nd marriage at San Francisco City Hall
- Feb 21 Actor Leonard Nimoy (22) weds actress Sandra Zober
- Mar 27 Actress Elizabeth Montgomery (20) weds socialite Frederick Gallatin Cammann
Divorces in Film & TV
- Aug 18 Oscar-winning actress Susan Hayward (37) divorces actor Jess Barker (42) after nine years of marriage
- Nov 1 Actor John Wayne (47) divorces actress Esperanza Baur (34) due to drunken violence after 8 years of marriage
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