March 2007 in Film & Television

Events in Film & TV

  • Mar 2 38th NAACP Image Awards: "The Pursuit of Happyness" wins Outstanding Motion Picture

Soul Train Music Awards

Mar 10 21st Soul Train Music Awards: Jermaine Dupri, Jennifer Hudson win

Film & TV History

Mar 23 After some initial hesitation, Emma Watson signs on to appear as Hermione in the final three Harry Potter films


Weddings in Film & TV

Elizabeth Hurley

Mar 3 Model and actress Elizabeth Hurley (41) weds Indian textile heir Arun Nayar (42) at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England

  • Mar 9 Actor-director Prem (28) weds actress Rakshita (23) at Raja Rajeshwarinagar in Bangalore
  • Mar 9 Model and actress Erika Heynatz (30) weds finance broker Andrew Kingston at Whale Beach retreat
  • Mar 10 Brazilian singer-actress Tania Mara (24) weds director Jayme Monjardim (50) at Chapel of Sao Jose das Botas on the grounds of Hotel Fazenda Florenca in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Mar 10 Notable singer and stage performer Matt Hetherington (36) weds Australian television presenter Melissa Kotsos at the Morning Star Estate on Mt. Eliza
  • Mar 31 Brazilian television presenter Ana Maria Braga weds businessman Marcelo Frisoni in Morumbi, Sao Paulo

Deaths in Film & TV

  • Mar 1 Eddy Firestone, American radio, television, and film actor (Mixed Doubles), dies of respiratory and heart failure at 86
  • Mar 3 Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian cartoonist and creator of "La Linea" animated cartoons, dies at 87
  • Mar 4 Ian Wooldridge, British sports journalist (Daily Mail), and broadcaster, dies of cancer at 75
  • Mar 4 Richard Joseph, British computer and video game soundtrack composer, dies of lung cancer at 53
  • Mar 8 John Inman, English actor (Mr. Humphries-Are You Being Served?), dies at 71
  • Mar 8 Viky Vanita, Greek actress (b. 1948)
  • Mar 10 Ernie Ladd, American football player and professional wrestler (b. 1938)
  • Mar 10 Richard Jeni, American comedian (b. 1957)
  • Mar 11 Betty Hutton [Elizabeth June Thornburg], American actress, dancer, singer and comedian (Greatest Show on Earth), dies of colon cancer a 86
  • Mar 13 Arnold Skaaland, American professional wrestler (b. 1925)
  • Mar 14 Gareth Hunt, English actor (b. 1943)
  • Mar 19 Calvert DeForest, American comedian (Larry "Bud" Melman), dies at 85
  • Mar 29 Calvin Lockhart [Bert Cooper], Bahamian-American stage and actor (Cotton Goes to Harlem), dies from stroke complications at 72