September 1969 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Telethon

Sep 1 Jerry Lewis' 4th Muscular Dystrophy telethon

Sep 9 WCVN TV channel 54 in Covington, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

Television Debut

Sep 13 "Scooby-Doo Where are You" by Hanna-Barbera debuts on CBS in the US

Sep 22 "Music Scene" debuts on ABC-TV

Film Premiere

Sep 23 "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" directed by George Roy Hill and starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford premieres at the Roger Sherman Theater in New Haven, Connecticut

Sep 23 1st broadcast of "Marcus Welby MD" on ABC-TV

Television Premiere

Sep 26 TV sitcom "The Brady Bunch" created by Sherwood Schwartz premieres on ABC in the US

Sep 29 "Bright Promise" TV Daytime Soap; debuts on NBC-TV
Sep 29 "Letters To Laugh-In" debuts on NBC-TV
Sep 29 "Love American Style" premieres on ABC-TV
Sep 29 "Name Droppers" debuts on NBC-TV
Sep 29 "Sale Of Century" debuts on NBC-TV

Birthdays in Film & TV

Sep 2 Mark Brettschneider, American actor (Jason-One Life to Live), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Sep 3 John Fugelsang, American actor and political commentator, born in Long Island, New York
Sep 3 Noah Baumbach, American, director, writer and filmmaker (The Squid and the Whale), born in Brooklyn, New York
Sep 4 Noah Taylor, English-born actor, born in London, United Kingdom
Sep 5 Dweezil Zappa, American rock guitarist and son of Frank Zappa, born in Hollywood, California
Sep 6 CeCe Peniston, American singer (Finally) and beauty queen (Miss Black Arizona 1989), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Sep 6 Helen Labdon, English model (page 3), born in Bracknell, England
Sep 6 Trina McGee, American actress (Boy Meets World, 1997-2000 - "Angela"), and screenwriter, born in the Bronx, New York City
Sep 7 Angie Everhart, American model and actress (Jade, Last Action Hero), born in Akron, Ohio
Sep 7 Diane Farr, American actress (Numb3rs), born in Manhattan, New York
Sep 9 Constance Marie, American actress, born in East Los Angeles, California
Sep 9 Scott DeFreitas, American actor (Andy Dixon-As the World Turns), born in Newton, Massachusetts
Sep 11 Laura Sisk, American actress (Allison Rescott-Loving), born in Washington, D.C.
Sep 13 Bong Joon-ho, South Korean film director (Parasite), born in Daegu, South Korea
Sep 13 Ilka Knickenberg, German actress

Shane Warne (1969-2022)

Sep 13 Australian cricket spin bowler and broadcaster (145 Tests, 708 wickets, BB 8/71; 194 ODIs; Victoria CA, Hampshire CCC), born in Melbourne, Australia

Sep 13 Tyler Perry, American filmmaker (Tyler Perry's House of Payne), author and songwriter, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 15 Jeffrey Schwarz, American documentary film director and producer, born in New York City
Sep 19 Jóhann Jóhannsson, Icelandic theatre, dance, and film score composer (The Theory of Everything), born in Reykjavík, Iceland (d. 2018)
Sep 20 Megumi Kudo, Japanese professional wrestler, born in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan
Sep 20 Victoria Dillard, American actress (Spin City), born in NYC, New York
Sep 21 Billy Porter, American actor and singer (Kinky Boots), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sep 24 Goya Toledo, Spanish actress and model (Amores Perros), born in Arrecife, Spain
Sep 24 Lisa Matthews, American Playboy model (Apr, 1990, Playmate of the Year 1991), born in Peoria, Illinois
Sep 24 Megan Ward, American actress (Kimberly Sayers-Dark Skies), born in Los Angeles, California

Catherine Zeta-Jones (53 years old)

Sep 25 Welsh actress (Chicago, The Terminal, The Legend of Zorro), born in Swansea, Wales

Sep 25 Hal Sparks, American actor, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Sep 26 Anthony Kavanagh, French Canadian comedian, actor and singer, born in Longueuil, Canada
Sep 28 Mark Benitez {Mark Everett], American child actor, murderer and fugitive, born in Coral Gables, Florida (d. 2008)
Sep 29 Erika Eleniak, American Canadian actress (Baywatch) and Playboy playmate (July 1989), born in Glendale, California
Sep 30 Chris Von Erich, American professional wrestler (d. 1991)
Sep 30 Silas Weir Mitchell, American character actor (Prison Break, Grimm), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Divorces in Film & TV

Rod Taylor

Sep 18 Actor Rod Taylor (39) divorces model Mary Hilem after 5 years of marriage

Deaths in Film & TV

Sep 1 Drew Pearson, American newscaster (Drew Pearson), dies at 71
Sep 5 Mitchell Ayres, American orchestra leader (Hollywood Palace), dies at 58
Sep 9 Katherine Singleton, actress/Miss Universe (1926), dies at 65
Sep 14 James Anderson, American actor (To Kill a Mockingbird), dies of a heart attack at 48
Sep 19 Rex Ingram, American actor (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tarzan of the Apes, The ten Commandments), dies of a heart attack at 73
Sep 27 Violet Farebrother, English actress (Downhill, Easy Virtue), dies at 81