Events in Film & TV
- Feb 6 WCIU TV channel 26 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting
The Beatles on Ed Sullivan
Feb 9 1st appearance of the Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show", live from New York; broadcast draws 73.7 million television viewers
- Feb 9 NYC news anchor Jim Jenson's 1st appearance on WCBS-TV
- Feb 10 WBGU TV channel 27 in Bowling Green, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
TV Show Appearance
Feb 16 The Beatles' 2nd appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", live from Deauville Hotel in Miami, Florida; broadcast draws about 70 million television viewers
- Feb 17 WMEM TV channel 10 in Presque Isle, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Feb 23 The Beatles' 3rd appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", featuring 3 performances taped on February 9, prior to their debut
What Makes Sammy Run?
Feb 27 Erwin Drake's musical "What Makes Sammy Run?", starring Steve Lawrence, Robert Alda, and Sally Ann Howes, opens at 54th St Theater, NYC; runs for 540 performances
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Feb 1 Kaitlin Hopkins, American actress (Kelsey-Another World), born in NYC, New York
- Feb 1 Linus Roache, English actor, born in Manchester, United Kingdom
- Feb 1 Sharon Bruneau, Canadian actress (Sensuous Muscle), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Feb 5 Alexia Vassiliou, Cypriot singer & film score composer, born in Famagusta, Cyprus
- Feb 5 Laura Linney, American actress (The Truman Show, Mystic River), born in Manhattan, New York
- Feb 6 Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russian director & screenwriter (The Return), born in Novosibirsk, USSR
- Feb 10 Francesca Neri, Italian actress (Ages of Lulu), born in Trento, Italy
- Feb 10 Glenn Beck, American radio and television host, born in Everett, Washington
- Feb 12 Raphael Sbarge, American actor (Risky Business, My Science Project, Werewolf), born in NYC, New York
- Feb 13 Mark Patton, US interior designer and actor (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Come back to the Five and Dime), born in Kansa City, Missouri
Chris Farley (1964-1997)
Feb 15 American actor and comedian (SNL, Wayne's World, Coneheads), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- Feb 16 Ching-Wan [Sean] Lau, Hong Kong actor (Life Without Principle), born in Hong Kong
- Feb 16 Christopher Eccleston, English actor (Ninth Doctor in Doctor Who), born in Salford, England
- Feb 18 Lisa Elaine Comshaw, American actress (Scanner Cop, Lukas' Child), born in Akron, Ohio
- Feb 18 Matt Dillon, American actor (The Outsiders, Crash), born in New Rochelle, New York
- Feb 19 Sonu Walia, Indian actress
- Feb 20 French Stewart, American actor (Harry Solomon-3rd Rock From the Sun), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Feb 20 Jeff Maggert, American golfer (US Senior Open, Tradition 2015), born in Columbia Missouri
- Feb 20 Rodney Rowland, American actor
- Feb 21 Huw Higginson, British actor, born in Uxbridge, United Kingdom
- Feb 22 Jim Wicek, American actor (Ben-Ryan's Hope), born in NYC, New York
- Feb 23 Dana Katherine Scully, American fictional character (The X-Files), born in Annapolis, Maryland
- Feb 24 Andy Crane, British children's television presenter
- Feb 24 Todd Field, American actor and film director (Tár), born in Pomona, California
- Feb 25 Lee Evans, English comedian
- Feb 25 Steve Nevius, film editor (Eden, Fall Time, Damascus)
- Feb 26 Mark Dacascos, American actor & martial artist, born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Weddings in Film & TV
Peter Sellers
Feb 19 Actor Peter Sellers (38) weds actress Britt Ekland in London, England
