Events in Film & TV
- Mar 12 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In last airs on NBC-TV
- Aug 2 "American Graffiti", directed by George Lucas and starring Richard Dreyfuss and Ron Howard premieres at the Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
- Oct 13 "Badlands" directed by Terrence Malick and starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek premieres at the New York Film Festival
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Film & TV Awards in 1973
- Jan 28 30th Golden Globes: The Godfather, Marlon Brando and Liv Ullmann win
- Mar 27 45th Academy Awards: "The Godfather", Marlon Brando & Liza Minnelli win. Marlon Brando then turns down the Oscar for best actor to protest Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans in film.
- May 20 25th Emmy Awards: Waltons, All in the Family & Mary Tyler Moore win
- May 25 26th Cannes Film Festival: "The Hireling" directed by Alan Bridges and "Scarecrow" directed by Jerry Schatzberg jointly awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
- Jun 22 23rd Berlin International Film Festival: "Distant Thunder" wins the Golden Bear
- Aug 16 5th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Sheraton Hotel, Harbor Island
Weddings in Film & TV
- Jan 8 Actor Michael Caine (40) weds model Shakira Baksh (25) at Candlelight Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Jan 21 Actress Jane Fonda weds activist Tom Hayden
- Jun 3 Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan marries actress Jaya Bhaduri
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