January 1995 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Theatrical Finale

Jan 7 Limited run of Patrick Stewart's one-man show "A Christmas Carol", based on Charles Dickens' novel, closes at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC, after 18 performances

Musical Finale

Jan 8 Revival of Frank Loesser's musical "Guys & Dolls", starring Nathan Lane, closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 1143 performances, winning 4 Tony and 7 Drama Desk Awards

Jan 10 "Late Late Show" with Tom Snyder premieres on CBS at 12:30 AM; program airs until 1999

Golden Globes

Jan 21 52nd Golden Globes: "Forrest Gump", Tom Hanks, & Jessica Lange win

Film & TV History

Jan 26 NJ Governor Christine Whitman, dedicates a rest stop to Howard Stern

Jan 29 11th Sundance Film Festival: "The Brothers McMullen" and "The Young Poisoner's Handbook" (tie) win Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
Jan 30 Belgium's TV channel 2 in Flanders goes on the air

Birthdays in Film & TV

Poppy [Moriah Rose Pereira] (28 years old)

Jan 1 American pop singer-songwriter ("Lowlife"; "I Disagree"; "Bloodmoney"), born in Boston, Massachusetts

Jan 7 Craig Thompson, Irish-English YouTuber (MiniLadd), born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Nicola Peltz (28 years old)

Jan 9 American actress (Katara-The Last Airbender; Tessa Yeager-Transformers: Age of Extinction), born in Westchester County, New York

Jan 13 Laurel McGoff, American reality TV personality (Kid Nation), born in Medford, Massachusetts

Natalia Dyer (28 years old)

Jan 13 American actress (Nancy Wheeler in Stranger Things; Yes, God, Yes), born in Nashville, Tennessee

Weddings in Film & TV

Martin Lawrence

Jan 7 Actor-comedian Martin Lawrence (29) weds former Miss Virginia USA Patricia Southall (24) at Norfolk Waterside Marriott in Virginia

Deaths in Film & TV

Jan 2 Nancy Kelly, American child actress & model (The Bad Seed, Double Exposure, Jesse James), dies at 73
Jan 3 Byron MacGregor, newscaster, dies at 56
Jan 4 Dorothy Granger, American actress (Hog Wild, Dentist), dies at about 80
Jan 4 Leonard Hirsch, British violinist and conductor (BBC Empire Orchestra), dies at 92
Jan 6 Karl Guttmann, Austrian-Dutch playwright and director (Pinter), dies at 81
Jan 7 Larry Grayson, British comedian (Generation Game), dies at 71
Jan 9 Peter Cook, English comic/actor (Peter n' Dud, Bedazzled), dies at 57
Jan 13 Maxwell Henley Harris, Australian poet and publisher (Critics), dies at 73
Jan 14 Mark Finch, film festival organizer, dies at 33
Jan 22 Jerry Blackwell, American professional wrestler, dies at 45
Jan 23 Ken Hill, English playwright and director, dies at 57
Jan 25 John Smith, American actor (Cimarron City, Laramie, 7 Angry Men), dies at 63
Jan 25 Peter Black, English TV critic, dies at 82
Jan 25 William Sylvester, American actor (2001: A Space Odyssey, Gemini Man), dies at 72
Jan 31 George Abbott, American theater producer and film director (Damn Yankees; Pajama Game), dies at 107