December 1955 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Dec 8 Black Ealing comedy "The Ladykillers", directed by Alexander Mackendrick and starring Alec Guinness is released in the UK

Dec 12 Film adaptation of "The Rose Tattoo", starring Anna Magnani and Burt Lancaster, premieres at the Astor Theatre in Times Square, NYC

Dec 29 Barbra Streisand's 1st recording "You'll Never Know" at age 13

Dec 1 Mark Thompson, American disc jockey and actor, born in Florence, Alabama
Dec 1 Pat Spillane, Irish Gaelic football left half forward and broadcaster (8 x All Ireland titles; Kerry), born in Templenoe, County Kerry, Ireland
Dec 1 Verónica Forqué, Spanish actress, born in Madrid, Spain
Dec 3 Melody Anderson, Canadian actress (Flash Gordon), born in Edmonton, Alberta
Dec 6 Steven Wright, American stand-up comedian (Steven Wright Live), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dec 7 Priscilla Barnes, American actress (License to Kill, 3s Company), born in Fort Dix, New Jersey
Dec 16 Xander Berkeley, American actor
Dec 20 Pierre Bokma, Dutch actor (Avonden, Leedvermaak), born in Paris, France
Dec 21 Jane Kaczmarek, American actress, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 24 Clarence Gilyard Jr, American actor (Walker, Texas Ranger - "Trivette"; Matlock, 1989-93 - "Conrad"; Die Hard), and educator, born in Moses Lake, Washington (d. 2022)
Dec 24 Grand L. Bush, American actor, born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 25 Claus Strigel, German filmmaker and director (Obituary for the Automobile, Act of God), born in Munich, West Germany
Dec 25 William Andrews, actor (Sealed Cargo)
Dec 31 Michigan J. Frog, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "One Froggy Evening"

Dec 31 Actor Gregory Peck (39) weds philanthropist Veronique Passani (23)

Dec 30 Actor Gregory Peck (39) divorces real estate broker Greta Kukkonen (44) after 13 years of marriage

Dec 1 Chief Thundercloud [Victor Daniels], Cherokee actor (The Lone Ranger, Colt .45), dies from stomach cancer at 57
Dec 5 Paul Harvey, American actor (Spellbound, Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73
Dec 14 Dorothy Bernard, American stage, silent and sound screen actress (Life With Father - "Margaret"), dies of a heart attack at 65
Dec 24 Nana Bryant, American stage and screen actress (Ladies of the Chorus; Harvey; Brewster's Millions), dies at 67