Events in Film & TV
- Sep 1 KMNE TV channel 7 in Bassett, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Sep 1 WIRT TV channel 13 in Hibbing, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting
Telethon
Sep 4 Jerry Lewis' 2nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon
Television Premiere
Sep 11 "The Carol Burnett Show" starring Carol Burnett premieres on CBS-TV in the US
- Sep 11 WSRE TV channel 23 in Pensacola, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Sep 11 WUNE TV channel 17 in Linville, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Sep 11 WUNF TV channel 33 in Asheville, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Sep 11 WUNG TV channel 58 in Concord, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Sep 15 KPOB TV channel 15 in Poplar Bluff, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting
- Sep 16 KPAZ TV channel 21 in Phoenix, AZ (IND) begins broadcasting
TV Show Appearance
Sep 17 American rock band "The Doors" appear for 1st and last time on "The Ed Sullivan Show"; singer Jim Morrison reneges on promise to change a lyric, prompting producers to offer no further invitations [1]
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Sep 5 India Hicks, English model, born in London, England
- Sep 6 Amy Lynn Baxter, American actress and model (Penthouse Pet 1990), born in Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Sep 7 Leslie Jones, American comedian and actress (Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Sep 7 Toby Jones, British actor (Infamous), born in Hammersmith, London
- Sep 8 Kimberly Peirce, American film director (Boys Don't Cry), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Sep 9 Akshay Kumar, Indian actor, producer, stuntman and TV personality (Rustom, Baby, Hera Pheri), born in Amritsar, Punjab
- Sep 9 Laurence Tremolet, French cinematographer and actress (Cyclo, Metisse), born in Rodez, France
Harry Connick Jr (55 years old)
Sep 11 American pop and jazz singer and pianist (We Are in Love; When Harry Met Sally), actor (Will & Grace), and TV Personality (American Idol, 2013), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Sep 12 Louis C.K. [Louis Székely] American-Mexican comedian (Louie), born in Washington, D. C.
- Sep 17 Malik Yoba, American actor (NY Undercover-Det JC Williams), born in New York City
- Sep 18 Tara Fitzgerald, British actress (Siren), born in Sussex, England
- Sep 19 Alexander Karelin, Russian-Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler, born in Novosibirsk, Russia
- Sep 20 Kristen Johnston, American actress (Sally Solomon-3rd Rock From the Sun), born in Washington, D.C.
Faith Hill (55 years old)
Sep 21 American country pop singer ("Breathe"; "Cry"), and actress (1883), born in Ridgeland, Mississippi
- Sep 22 Kim Watkins, Australian television presenter
- Sep 22 Matt Besser, American comedian, born in Little Rock Arkansas
- Sep 23 LisaRaye, American actress
- Sep 26 Martha Nix, American actress (Serena in The Waltons), born in Orange County, California
- Sep 27 Isidora Žebeljan, Serbian classical, opera, and film composer, born in Belgrade (d. 2020)
- Sep 28 Mira Sorvino, American actress (Quiz Show, Norma Jean & Marilyn), born in Tenafly, New Jersey
- Sep 28 Moon Unit Zappa, American actress (Normal Life), rock vocalist (Frank Zappa - "Valley Girl"), and novelist (America, The Beautiful), born in New York City
Weddings in Film & TV
Bob Denver
Sep 16 Comedic actor Bob Denver (32) weds second wife Jean Webber
Susan Sarandon
Sep 16 Student and later actress Susan Tomalin marries fellow student Chris Sarandon (divorced 1979)
Divorces in Film & TV
José Ferrer
Sep 12 Actress Rosemary Clooney divorces actor José Ferrer for the second time after she found out his affair with Stella Magee
Deaths in Film & TV
- Sep 1 James Dunn, American vaudeville performer, stage and screen actor (Bad Girl; Bright Eyes; A Tree Grows in Brooklyn), dies from surgery complications at 65
- Sep 9 Helen Flint, actress (Sea Devils), dies after being hit by a car at 69
- Sep 15 Eva McKenzie, American actress (Virtuous Husband), dies at 78
- Sep 19 Martin Block, TV announcer (Chesterfield Supper Club), dies at 64
- Sep 24 Orville Caldwell, American actor (Patsy, French Doll, Last Warning), dies at 71
- Sep 29 Ludwig Donath, Austrian actor (Torn Curtain, Sirocco, Jolson Sings Again), dies of leukemia at 67
