January 1969 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Jan 2 Robert B. Nemiroff's stage drama "To Be Young, Gifted & Black" adaptated from the writings of his late wife of Lorraine Hansberry, starring Ruby Dee, premieres in NYC
Jan 2 The Beatles begin rehearsals, while being filmed, for the Let It Be project at Twickenham Film Studios, London

Jan 6 The Supremes release single "I'm Livin' In Shame"

Jan 1 Morris Chestnut, American actor (Ricky-Boyz n the Hood; The Enemy Within), born in Cerritos, California
Jan 1 Nicolle Dickson, Australian actress
Jan 1 Verne Troyer, American actor (Mini-Me in Austin Powers movies), born in Sturgis, Michigan (d. 2018)

Jan 2 American model (Calvin Klein Eternity), born in San Francisco, California

Jan 2 American boxer (WBO heavyweight title 1993) and actor (Rocky V), born in Gravette, Arkansas

Jan 4 Lindsay Kennedy, American actor (Jeb-Little House on the Prairie), born in Atlanta, Georgia

Jan 5 American shock-rock singer-songwriter (Marilyn Manson - "The Dope Show"; "Tainted Love"), artist and actor, born in Canton, Ohio

Jan 5 Paul McGillion, Scottish actor, born in Paisley, United Kingdom
Jan 6 Norman Reedus, American model and actor (The Walking Dead), born in Hollywood, Florida
Jan 7 David Yost, American actor & producer, born in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Jan 11 Kyle Richards, American actress (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), born in Los Angeles, California

Jan 14 American actor (Arrested Development, Ozark), born in Rye, New York

Jan 17 Naveen Andrews, British actor, born in Lambeth, London
Jan 18 Dave Bautista, American professional wrestler, born in Washington, D. C.
Jan 18 Jesse L. Martin, American actor and singer (Rent; The Flash), born in Rocky Mount, Virginia
Jan 20 Melissa Rivers, American TV hostess (MTV, CBS Morning News), born in NYC, New York
Jan 21 Karina Lombard, American actress
Jan 22 Olivia d'Abo, English-American actress (Wonder Years, Single Guy), born in London, England
Jan 23 Ariadna Gil, Spanish actress, born in Barcelona, Spain
Jan 24 Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Icelandic actor, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
Jan 24 Stephanie Romanov, American model & actress, born in Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 27 Patton Oswalt, American comedian, actor (The King of Queens; The Goldbergs) and writer, born in Portsmouth, Virginia
Jan 28 Kathryn Morris, American actress
Jan 28 Mo Rocca, American writer and comedian

Jan 18 Actress Audrey Hepburn (39) marries 2nd husband Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti; divorce in 1982

Jan 1 Barton Maclane, American actor (The Quarterback, I Dream of Jeannie), dies of cancer at 66
Jan 2 George Renevant [Georges de Cheux], French actor (Moulin Rouge, Scotland Yard, Comrade X), dies at 74
Jan 3 Howard McNear, American actor (The Andy Griffith Show, Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63
Jan 5 Tom Aherne, actor (Hustler, April Fools), dies of influenza in NY
Jan 13 Wilton Graff, American actor (Bloodlust, Just Before Dawn), dies at 65
Jan 19 Charles Winninger, American actor (Cafe Metropole, Coney Island, Charlie Farrell Show), dies at 84