December 1970 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Dec 13 Neil Simon's "Gingerbread Lady" premieres in NYC

Dec 16 "Love Story" film based on the novel by Erich Segal, directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Ryan O'Neal and Ali McGraw is released
Dec 21 WUTV TV channel 29 in Buffalo, NY (IND) begins broadcasting
Dec 24 Walt Disney releases animated musical "The Aristocats" featuring voices of Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Hermione Baddeley, Sterling Holloway, and Scatman Crothers

Dec 1 American actress and comedian (The Sarah Silverman Program, I Smile Back), born in Bedford, New Hampshire

Dec 3 Jennifer Rothschild [Rubin], actress (Judas Project)
Dec 3 Paul Byrd, American baseball pitcher and broadcaster (MLB All Star 1999; Philadelphia Phillies; Fox Sports Southeast), born in Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 4 Kevin Sussman, American actor (Ugly Betty, The Big Bang Theory), born in NYC, New York
Dec 4 Sylvester Terkay, American pro wrestler (Ultimate Pro Wrestling's first Heavyweight Champion), born in Washington, Pennsylvania

Dec 12 American actress (Labyrinth, Requiem for a Dream), born in the Catskill Mountains, New York

Dec 12 Mädchen Amick, American actress (Shelly Johnson-Twin Peaks), born in Reno, Nevada
Dec 12 Regina Hall, American actress (Scary Movie), born in Washington D. C.
Dec 13 Jesse Armstrong, British screenwriter and producer (creator of Succession), born in Oswestry, England
Dec 14 Nadine Garner, Australian actress (The Still Point), born in Knoxfield, Victoria, Australia
Dec 14 Toby Anstis, British radio and TV presenter, born in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Dec 15 Michael Shanks, Canadian actor and director (Stargate), born in Vancouver, British Columbia

Dec 18 American rapper (..And Then There Was X), and actor (Romeo Must Die), born in Mount Vernon, New York [1] [2]

Dec 18 Rob Van Dam, American professional wrestler
Dec 19 Tyson Beckford, American model (Ralph Lauren), born in Rochester, New York
Dec 20 Nicole DeBoer, Canadian actress, born in Toronto, Ontario

Dec 20 American filmmaker (Road Trip, Joker), born in Brooklyn, New York

Dec 24 Amaury Nolasco, American actor, born in Puerto Rico
Dec 26 Krissada Terrence, Thai-American pop singer & actor, born in Thailand
Dec 28 Elizabeth McIntyre, Miss West Virginia (1996), born in Dunbar, West Virginia
Dec 29 Kevin Weisman, American actor, born in Los Angeles, California

Dec 23 Charlie Ruggles, American actor (Bringing Up Baby, The Patchwork Girl of Oz), dies at 84
Dec 29 Marie Menken, American experimental filmmaker and socialite, dies at 61
Dec 30 Lenore Ulric, American silent film and Broadway actress (Notorious, Better Woman), dies at 78