Events in Film & TV
- Feb 11 KUMV TV channel 8 in Williston, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting
Film Release
Feb 16 Swedish film classic "The Seventh Seal" directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Max Von Sydow and Bengt Ekerot is released
- Feb 16 The "Toddlers' Truce", a controversial television close down between 6 and 7 pm, abolished in the United Kingdom
- Feb 27 Premiere of only prime-time network TV show beginning with an "X": "Xavier Cugat Show" on NBC (until X-Files)
Golden Globes
Feb 28 14th Golden Globes: The King and I, Kirk Douglas, & Ingrid Bergman win
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Feb 3 Michele Greene, American actress (Abby Perkins-LA Law), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Feb 4 Don Davis, American trombonist, arranger, and composer, mostly for film (The Matrix), and television (Beauty & The Beast), born in Anaheim, California
- Feb 6 Kathy Najimy, American actress & activist (Sister Act, Veronica's Closet), born in San Diego, California
- Feb 6 Robert Townsend, American comedian & actor (Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Feb 14 Alan Hunter, one of the original MTV VJs, born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Feb 16 LeVar Burton, American actor, (Roots - "Kunta Kinte"; Star Trek: The Next Generation - "Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge"), born in Landstuhl, Germany
- Feb 18 Vanna Marie White, American television host (Wheel of Fortune), born in Conway, South Carolina
- Feb 19 Ray Winstone, British actor (Scum), born in Homerton, London
- Feb 27 Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, born in Toronto, Ontario
- Feb 27 Timothy Spall, English actor (Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Life is Sweet), born in London, England
- Feb 28 Ian Smith, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (63 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 173, 176 dismissals; Central Districts, Auckland) and broadcaster (Sky Sports, SEN), born in Nelson, New Zealand
- Feb 28 John Turturro, American actor (Brain Donor, Color of Money, Jungle Fever), born in Brooklyn, New York
Weddings in Film & TV
Elizabeth Taylor
Feb 2 English-American actress Elizabeth Taylor (24) marries for the 3rd time to American film producer Mike Todd (47), until his death in 1958
Richard Harris
Feb 9 Actor-singer Richard Harris (26) weds socialite Elizabeth Rees (20); divorce in 1969
Deaths in Film & TV
- Feb 22 Harry Sothern, British actor (Blind Wives, Buck Rogers), dies at 72
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