Events in Film & TV
- Feb 28 Final TV episode of "M*A*S*H", a 2-hour special directed by series star Alan Alda titled "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen", airs (CBS); record 125 million watch in the US
- Oct 11 "Can't Slow Down" second studio album by Lionel Richie is released
- Nov 20 100 million watch ABC TV movie "The Day After" about nuclear war
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Film & TV Awards in 1983
- Jan 29 40th Golden Globes: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Ben Kingsley & Meryl Streep win
- Feb 18 33rd Berlin International Film Festival: "Ascendancy" and "The Beehive" win the Golden Bear (tie)
- Mar 11 9th People's Choice Awards: Burt Reynolds, Jane Fonda & Katharine Hepburn win (Motion Picture) and Tom Selleck, Linda Evans & Loretta Swit win (TV)
- Apr 11 3rd Golden Raspberry Awards: "Inchon!" wins
- Apr 11 55th Academy Awards: "Gandhi", Ben Kingsley & Meryl Streep win
- May 19 36th Cannes Film Festival: "Narayama Bushiko" directed by Shohei Imamura wins the Palme d'Or
- Jun 6 Emmy 10th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 4th time
- Jun 6 Betty White becomes 1st woman to win Outstanding Game Show Host at Daytime Emmy Awards for NBC's "Just Men"
- Aug 4 16th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Hotel San Diego
- Aug 31 40th Venice Film Festival: "First Name: Carmen" directed by Jean-Luc Godard wins Golden Lion
- Sep 17 8th Toronto International Film Festival: "The Big Chill" directed by Lawrence Kasdan wins the People's Choice Award
- Sep 25 35th Emmy Awards: "Hill Street Blues", "Cheers", Ed Flanders & Shelley Long win
Weddings in Film & TV
- Feb 13 Film genius Jerry Lewis (56) marries 2nd wife dancer SanDee Pitnick
- Mar 4 Actor Harrison Ford marries screenwriter Melissa Mathison (divorced 2004)
- Jun 17 American singer-songwriter, of The Eagles, Glenn Frey (34) weds America artist Janie Beggs; divorce in 1988
Divorces in Film & TV
- Mar 16 Producer Dick Wolf (36) divorces Susan Scranton after more than 13 years of marriage
- Sep 20 Actor James Woods (36) divorces costume designer Kathryn Morrison after 3 years of marriage
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