July 1984 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Jul 20 Vanessa Williams is asked to resign as Miss America due to publication of nude photos of her

Jul 23 Suzette Charles (NJ), 21, replaces Williams as 57th Miss America 1984
Jul 23 Vanessa Williams, 1st African American Miss America, resigns after Penthouse publishes unauthorized nude photos of her
Jul 30 Soap Opera "Santa Barbara" premieres on NBC TV
Jul 31 Leeza Gibbon's 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight

Jul 2 Johnny Weir, American figure skater (World Junior C'ships gold men's singles 2001; World C'ship bronze 2008) and broadcaster (NBC), born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Jul 2 Vanessa Lee Chester, American actress
Jul 5 Yu Yamada, Ryukyuan model, actress and singer, born in Okinawa, Japan
Jul 10 Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, Miss World 2004
Jul 11 Hitomi Hyuga, Japanese actress
Jul 11 Rachael Taylor, Australian actress
Jul 16 Katrina Kaif, Indian actress (Dhoom 3), born in Hong Kong
Jul 19 Alessandra De Rossi, Filipino actress
Jul 19 Lasse Gjertsen, Norwegian animator (YouTube - Amateur), born in Larvik, Norway
Jul 24 Sarah Greene, Irish stage and screen actress (The Cripple of Inishmaan; Penny Dreadful; Ransom - "Maxine"), born in Cork, Ireland
Jul 28 John David Washington, American football player and actor (BlacKkKlansman), born in Los Angeles, California
Jul 30 Gabrielle Christian, American actress, born in Washington, D.C.
Jul 30 Gina Rodriguez, American actress (Jane the Virgin), born in Chicago, Illinois

Jul 5 Gaston Vandermeulen, Flemish actor (Heilig Experiment, The Arrival of Joachim Stiller), dies at 79
Jul 7 Flora Robson, actress (Great Day, Frieda), dies in her sleep at 82
Jul 8 Christine McIntyre, American actress and singer (The Three Stooges, The Rangers' Round-Up), dies from cancer at 73
Jul 14 Kenny Delmar, American comedian (School House), dies at 74
Jul 16 Billy Williams, American singer (Your Show of Shows), dies at 73
Jul 17 J Delos Jewkes, American light opera, vaudeville, choral (Mormon Tabernacle), film and television bass singer, and actor (Stars And Stripes Forever; The Music Man; The Andy Griffith Show), dies of a heart attack at 89
Jul 19 Carol Eberts Veazie, actress (Maude Endles-Norby), dies at 89
Jul 19 Faina Ranevskaya, Russian actress (b. 1896)
Jul 23 Lloyd Gough, American actor (Sunset Boulevard, The Front, The Green Hornet), dies of aortic aneurysm at 76

Jul 26 American serial killer who was the inspiration for the films "Psycho" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", dies of lung cancer at 77

Jul 27 James Mason, British actor (Lolita, North by Northwest, Bloodline, Boys From Brazil), dies of a heart attack at 75
Jul 28 Bess Flowers, actress (View from Pompey's Head), dies at 85
Jul 29 Woodrow Parfey, actor (Time Express), dies at 61 of a heart attack
Jul 31 Bill Raisch, American one armed actor (The Fugitive, Spartacus, Sweet Smell of Success), dies from lung cancer at 79