September 2004 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Sep 1 61st Venice Film Festival: "Vera Drake" directed by Mike Leigh wins Golden Lion
Sep 4 Dramatic film "Finding Neverland" about playwright J. M. Barrie's relationship with a family who inspired his creation of Peter Pan, premieres at the Venice Film Festival

Film Premiere

Sep 10 "Crash" directed by Paul Haggis and starring Don Cheadle and Sandra Bullock premieres at the Toronto Film Festival (Best Picture 2006)

Sep 18 29th Toronto International Film Festival: "Hotel Rwanda" directed by Terry George wins the People's Choice Award
Sep 19 56th Emmy Awards: The Sopranos, Arrested Development, James Spader and Allison Janney win

Television Debut

Sep 22 "Lost" created by J.J. Abrams and starring Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly debuts on ABC in the US

Film & TV History

Sep 22 Teen noir series "Veronica Mars" created by Rob Thomas and starring Kristen Bell premieres on UPN in the US

Weddings in Film & TV

Sep 3 "Baywatch" actress Gena Lee Nolin (32) weds NHL hockey player Cale Hulse (30) at the Royal Palms Resort in Phoenix, Arizona
Sep 24 Former "Baywatch" actor Michael Bergin (35) weds makeup artist Joy Tilk (34) at Hanalei Bay Resort in Kauai, Hawaii

Kevin Costner

Sep 25 Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Costner (49) weds model and handbag designer Christine Baumgartner (30) at his 165-acre ranch in Aspen, Colorado

Deaths in Film & TV

Sep 2 Eleni Zafeiriou, Greek actress (b. 1916)
Sep 8 Frank Thomas, American animator, dies at 92
Sep 9 Caitlin Clarke, American actress (Dragonslayer), dies at 52
Sep 18 Russ Meyer, American film director (Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!), dies at 82
Sep 21 Bob Mason, British actor (b. 1952)
Sep 22 Big Boss Man [Ray Washington Traylor Jr.], American professional wrestler, dies at 41
Sep 26 Marianna Komlos, professional wrestling valet (b. 1969)
Sep 30 Gamini Fonseka, Sri Lankan actor (b. 1936)
Sep 30 Michael Relph, British film producer and director (b. 1915)