Events in Film & TV
- Jan 9 "Rawhide" with Clint Eastwood premieres on CBS TV
- Mar 29 "Some Like It Hot", directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon, is released in NYC
- Jul 17 "North by Northwest" directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint premieres in Los Angeles
- Jul 18 "The Nun's Story" based on the novel by Kathryn Hulme, starring Audrey Hepburn premieres in Los Angeles
- Jul 22 Ed Wood's cult classic "plan 9 from outer space", called one of the worse films ever, premieres
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Film & TV Awards in 1959
- Mar 5 16th Golden Globes: "The Defiant Ones", David Niven, & Susan Hayward win
- Mar 6 11th Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr win
- Apr 6 31st Academy Awards: "Gigi", Susan Hayward & David Niven win
- Apr 28 6th National Film Awards (India): "Sagar Sangamey" wins the Golden Lotus
- May 15 12th Cannes Film Festival: "Black Orpheus" directed by Marcel Camus wins the Palme d'Or
- Jun 26 9th Berlin International Film Festival: "The Cousins" wins Golden Bear
- Aug 23 20th Venice Film Festival: "The Great War" directed by Mario Monicelli and "General della Rovere" directed by Roberto Rossellini jointly awarded Golden Lion
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- May 8 Aspiring American actress Raquel Tejada (18) weds high school sweetheart James Welch; divorce in 1964 - she keeps his name (Raquel Welch)
- May 12 Actress Elizabeth Taylor (27) marries for the 4th time to entertainer Eddie Fisher (30)
- May 28 Muppeteer Jim Henson (22) weds Jane Nebel (24) in Salisbury, Maryland
Divorces in Film & TV
- Apr 22 Actor Marlon Brando and actress Anna Kashfi divorce
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