November 1996 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Nov 1 Shaquille O'Neil makes his Hollywood debut as Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns, 96-82 at the Forum, Inglewood; O'Neil scores 23 points and pulls down 14 rebounds in 35 minutes

Theatrical Finale

Nov 2 Revival of Eugene O'Neill's' drama "Hughie", directed by Al Pacino, and starring Pacino and Paul Benedict, closes at Circle in the Square Theater, NYC, after 56 performances

Film Premiere

Nov 6 "The English Patient" based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje, directed by Anthony Minghella and starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche and Kristen Scott Thomas premieres in Los Angeles (Best Picture 1997)

Film Premiere

Nov 18 "Star Trek: First Contact" film directed by Jonathan Frakes and starring Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes premieres

Nov 23 Irene Skliva, 18, of Greece, crowned 46th Miss World
Nov 25 After 24 years, Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade, ends

Birthdays in Film & TV

Nov 22 Hailey Baldwin, American model, born in Tucson, Arizona
Nov 22 Madison Davenport, American actress (From Dusk till Dawn: The Series), born in San Antonio, Texas

Weddings in Film & TV

Daniel Day-Lewis

Nov 13 "A Room With A View" actor Daniel Day-Lewis (39) weds "Personal Velocity: Three Portraits" screenwriter Rebecca Miller (34) in Vermont

Chris Rock

Nov 23 American actor and comedian Chris Rock (31) weds founder and executive director of StyleWorks Malaak Compton; divorce in 2016

Nov 30 "All My Children" actress-model Eva LaRue (29) weds John Callahan (42) under a 500-year-old banyan tree at Koele in Lanai, Hawaii

Deaths in Film & TV

Nov 6 Ion Dumitrescu, Romanian classical and film score composer (The Sun Rises), dies at 83
Nov 8 Gino Marinuzzi, Jr., Italian-American conductor, symphonic and film score composer (Le Carrosse d’or), and electronic music pioneer (Fonosynth), dies at 76
Nov 14 Virginia Cherrill, American actress (City Lights; Lake Extra; Brat), dies at 88
Nov 17 Johan Fleming Ramsland, British broadcaster, dies at 54
Nov 21 Virginia Downing, actress (Gig, Butterfield 8), dies at 92
Nov 22 Maria Casares [Pérez], Spanish-French actress (Orpheus, Lectrice), dies at 73
Nov 22 Mark Lenard, American actor (Sarek-Star Trek), dies of cancer at 72
Nov 23 George Nicholas, cartoon animator, dies at 85
Nov 26 Michael Bentine, British author/comedian (Reluctant Jester), dies at 74