July 1959 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

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

Jul 3 Andreas Wisniewski, German actor (The Living Daylights), born in Berlin
Jul 4 Victoria Abril [Rojas], Spanish actress (Libertarias), born in Madrid, Spain
Jul 7 Billy Campbell [William Oliver], American actor (Once and Again, Dracula), born in Charlottesville, Virginia
Jul 7 Jessica Hahn, American model (playboy) and actress, accused evangelist Jim Bakker of rape, born in Massapequa, New York
Jul 8 Pauline Quirke, British actress (Birds Of A Feather - "Sharon"), born in Hackney, London, England
Jul 8 Robert Knepper, American actor (Prison Break), born in Fremont, Ohio
Jul 9 Kevin Nash, American pro wrestler (WWF Triple Crown 1994; 21 x WWF, WCW, TNA awards; WWE Hall of Fame), born in Detroit, Michigan
Jul 15 Vincent Lindon, French actor (The measure of a Man), born in Paris, France
Jul 16 Doug Herzog, American television executive (Viacom Music and Entertainment Group), born in Paterson, New Jersey
Jul 19 Terri Treas, American actress (Hannah-7 Brides for 7 Brothers), born in Kansas City, Kansas
Jul 23 Nancy Savoca, American filmmaker (True Love), born in Bronx, New York