Events in Film & TV
Film & TV History
Jan 2 Autopsy of Chris Farley shows he overdosed of opiates and cocaine
Musical Finale
Jan 4 Second successful revival of by Stephen Sondheim's musical "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum", starring Nathan Lane, closes at St James, NYC, after 715 performances and 1 Tony Award
People's Choice Awards
Jan 11 24th People's Choice Awards: Harrison Ford & Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Tim Allen & Oprah Winfrey win (TV)
- Jan 13 CBS pays $4 billion to televise AFC games for 8-years
Golden Globes
Jan 18 55th Golden Globes: "Titanic", Peter Fonda and Judi Dench win
Film Premiere
Jan 20 "Dawson's Creek" created by Kevin Williamson, starring James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson premieres on WB in the US
- Jan 20 3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards: L.A. Confidential wins Best Film
- Jan 25 14th Sundance Film Festival: "Slam" wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Jan 1 Marlene Lawston, American child actress
Liza Soberano (25 years old)
Jan 4 Filipino-American actress (Forevermore; Everyday I Love You), born in Santa Clara, California
Weddings in Film & TV
- Jan 5 "Hercules" actor Kevin Sorbo (39) weds actress Sam Jenkins (33) at the Beurge Chapel in Pacific Palisades, California
Divorces in Film & TV
Roseanne Barr
Jan 8 Roseanne Barr files for divorce from 3rd husband Ben Thomas
Deaths in Film & TV
- Jan 4 Mae Questel, American vaudeville, screen and voice actress (Olive Oyl; Betty Boop), dies from complications of Alzheimer's disease at 89
Sonny Bono (1935-1998)
Jan 5 American actor, musician, vocalist, (Sonny & Cher) and politician (Rep-R-Ca, 1995-98), dies at Heavenly Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe, California, when he hits a tree at 62
- Jan 5 David Bairstow, English cricket wicket keeper, broadcaster (4 Tests, 13 dismissals; father of England Test 'keeper Jonny; Yorkshire CCC), dies from suicide at 46
- Jan 9 Charito Solis, Filipino actress (b. 1935)
- Jan 16 Dimitris Horn, Greek actor (A Girl in Black), dies of cancer at 66
- Jan 17 Emil Sitka, American actor (Three Stooges shorts), dies of stroke at 83
- Jan 20 Bobo Brazil [Houston Harris], American professional wrestler, dies at 73
- Jan 21 Jack Lord, American actor (Hawaii FIVE-O), dies at 77
