November 1969 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Nov 9 "An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte ", music special with arrangements by Michel Legrand, premieres on NBC-TV

Nov 10 "Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV

Nov 13 Vice President Spiro Agnew accuses network TV news departments of bias and distortion

Nov 15 The 1st ever colour television commercial in the UK, for Birds Eye peas, airs on ATV in the Midlands during a Thunderbirds episode
Nov 19 WENY TV channel 36 in Elmira, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting
Nov 21 KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, TX (ABC) 1st broadcast

Nov 30 American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond makes his only appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", singing "Sweet Caroline" and "Holly, Holy"

Nov 4 American actor (Contact, A Time to Kill), born in Uvalde, Texas

Nov 5 Jennifer Guthrie, American actress (General Hospital, 1990-91; Parker Lewis Can't Lose), born in Willimantic, Connecticut
Nov 7 Michelle Clunie, American actress (Queer As Folk), born in Portland, Oregon
Nov 8 Roxana Zal, American actress, born in Malibu, California
Nov 9 Pepa [Sandra Denton], Jamaican-American hip hop artist (Salt-n-Pepa) and actress, born in Kingston, Jamaica (birth date disputed)

Nov 10 American actress (Grey's Anatomy), born in Everett, Massachusetts

Nov 11 Carson Kressley, American television personality (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Nov 12 Jason Cundy, English footballer and broadcaster, born in London, United Kingdom
Nov 13 Gerard Butler, Scottish actor
Nov 17 Ryotaro Okiayu, Japanese voice actor
Nov 17 Takako Inque, Toride Japan, wrestler (Japan)
Nov 18 Ahmed Helmy, Egyptian actor (Aboud Ala El Hodoud), born in Banha, Egypt
Nov 20 Callie Thorne, American actress (Necessary Roughness), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 25 Jacqueline Hennessy, Edmonton, actress (Dead Ringers)
Nov 25 Jillian Hennessy, Edmonton, twin actress (Claire-Law & Order, Paper)

Nov 12 American filmmaker Blake Edwards (47) weds "The Sound of Music" actress Julie Andrews (34) in Beverly Hills, California

Nov 5 Lloyd Corrigan, American actor (Papa Dodger, The Manchurian Candidate), dies at 69
Nov 8 Dave O'Brien [Fronabarger], American actor and writer (Reefer Madness, Kiss Me Kate, 1st Aid), dies from a heart attack at 57
Nov 8 Kam Tong, Chinese American actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Across the Pacific, Flower Drum Song), dies at 62
Nov 11 Frank Newburg, American actor (Homemaker), dies at 83
Nov 15 Roy D'Arcy [Roy Giusti], American actor (Warning Shadows, Revolt of Zombies), dies at 75
Nov 23 (Donnell) "Spade" Cooley, American Western swing fiddler, bandleader, and television personality ("Shame On You"), dies of a heart attack during the intermission of a performance at 58
Nov 28 Roy Barcroft [Howard Ravenscroft], American actor (Oklahoma!; Freckles), dies at 67