Events in Film & TV
- Feb 27 CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite delivers a scathing editorial on America's chances of winning the Vietnam War
- Mar 17 Bee Gees make their US TV debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show" performing "To Love Somebody" and "Words"
- Apr 2 "2001 A Space Odyssey" directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, premieres at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.
- Sep 24 "60 Minutes" premieres on CBS-TV
- Sep 26 "Oliver!" directed by Carol Reed and starring Mark Lester and Ron Moody premieres in London (Best Picture 1969)
- Oct 1 Cult zombie film "Night of the Living Dead" directed by George A. Romero, starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea premieres in Pittsburgh
- Dec 30 Frank Sinatra first records "My Way" with lyrics were written by Paul Anka and based on the French song "Comme d'habitude"
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Film & TV Awards in 1968
- Feb 12 25th Golden Globes: "In the Heat of the Night", Rod Steiger, & Edith Evans win
- Apr 8 40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of Martin Luther King
- Apr 10 40th Academy Awards: "In the Heat of the Night", Rod Steiger & Katherine Hepburn win
- May 19 20th Emmy Awards: "Get Smart", "Mission Impossible" & Barbara Bain win
- Jun 21 18th Berlin International Film Festival: "Who Saw Him Die?" wins the Golden Bear
- Aug 25 29th Venice Film Festival: "Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed" directed by Alexander Kluge wins Golden Lion
- Nov 25 15th National Film Awards (India): "Hatey Bazarey" wins the Golden Lotus
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- Jan 20 Actress Sharon Tate (24) weds actor and director Roman Polanski (34) in Chelsea, London
- Feb 20 Comedian John Cleese (Monty Python) marries actress Connie Booth
- Mar 1 Singer-songwriter and actress June Carter (38) weds singer-songwriter Johnny Cash (36) at a church in Franklin, Kentucky
Divorces in Film & TV
- Aug 8 Actor Jack Nicholson (31) divorces Sandra Knight (28) after 6 years of marriage
- Aug 16 Singer and actor Frank Sinatra and 3rd wife actress Mia Farrow divorce after 2 years of marriage
- Dec 18 Actor Peter Sellers (43) divorces actress Britt Ekland after 4 years of marriage
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