July 1956 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Jul 1 Elvis Presley, wearing a tuxedo, appears on Steve Allen Show

Jul 7 "Hancock's Half Hour" premieres as a TV show starring Tony Hancock and Sid James, written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson

Jul 9 Dick Clark's 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand

Jul 17 MGM releases film "High Society", a musical re-working of "The Philadelphia Story" set in Newport, Rhode Island; starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra, with songs by Cole Porter

Jul 1 Lorna Patterson, American actress (Airplane, Pvt Benjamin), born in Whittier, California
Jul 1 Alan Ruck, American actor (Spin City), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Jul 2 Jerry Hall, American model and actress, married to Mick Jagger and Rupert Murdoch (Batman, Freejack), born in Mesquite, Texas
Jul 5 Patricia "Patsy" Pease, American actress (Kimberly-Days of Our Lives), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
Jul 6 Casey Sander, American actor (Mike-The Big Bang Theory), born in Washington, D.C.
Jul 7 Bill Lagattuta, American news correspondent (CBS, 48 Hours, Eye to Eye), born in New York City, New York

Jul 9 Tom Hanks, American actor (Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, Philadelphia), born in Concord, California

Jul 11 Sela Ward, Meridian Miss, actress (Hilary-Emerald Point NAS, Sisters)
Jul 12 Mel Harris [Mary Ellen], American actress (Hope-30 Something), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jul 14 Vladimir Kulich, Czech actor
Jul 16 Tony Kushner, American playwright and screenwriter (Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes), born in New York
Jul 17 Robert Romanus, American actor, born in West Hartford, Connecticut
Jul 18 Audrey Landers [Hamburg], American actress and singer (Dallas; Chorus Line), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 19 Yoshiaki Yatsu, Japanese professional wrestler (NJPW/WCCW/WWF) and mixed martial artist, born in Oura, Gunma, Japan
Jul 19 Peter Barton, American actor (Powers of Matthew Star), born in Valley Stream, New York
Jul 26 Tommy Rich, American professional wrestler, born in Hendersonville, Tennessee
Jul 27 Carol Leifer, American actress and comedian, born in East Williston, New York
Jul 30 Delta Burke, American actress (Suzanne-Designing Women), born in Orlando, Florida