Events in Film & TV
The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies
Dec 1 "The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies", 3rd and final Hobbit film, directed by Peter Jackson, starring Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen, premieres in London
Film & TV History
Dec 2 Comedian Bill Cosby resigns from the board of trustees of an American university following renewed sexual assault allegations
Music History
Dec 4 NBC airs musical "Peter Pan Live!" starring Allison Williams and Christopher Walken; substantially revised from the earlier Mary Martin productions
The Interview
Dec 17 Sony Pictures cancels the release of "The Interview", starring Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan, and James Franco, after a cyber attack on the studio
Film & TV History
Dec 19 Craig Ferguson's final appearance as host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS, after 2,058 episodes
Unbroken
Dec 25 "Unbroken", drama film directed by Angelina Jolie and starring Jack O'Connell and Domhall Gleeson, released in the United States
Weddings in Film & TV
- Dec 5 Actress and model Amber Stevens (28) weds "The Walking Dead" actor Andrew J. West (28) in Los Angeles, California
Eddie Redmayne
Dec 15 "Theory of Everything" actor Eddie Redmayne (32) weds Hannah Bagshawe at Babington House in Somerset, England
Elton John
Dec 21 British pop piano player and singer Elton John (67) weds Canadian filmmaker David Furnish (52) at their estate in Windsor, England on the 9th anniversary of their civil partnership
Divorces in Film & TV
Idina Menzel
Dec 3 "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" actor Taye Diggs (44) and Broadway actress Idina Menzel (43) file for divorce after 11 years of marriage
Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon
Dec 12 American comedian ans TV host Nick Cannon (37) files for divorce from American pop singer Mariah Carey (48) after 6 years of marriage
Deaths in Film & TV
- Dec 5 Manuel De Sica, Italian composer, chiefly of film scores, dies of a heart attack at 65
- Dec 7 John Bartholomew Tucker, American TV host (Candid Camera, Treasure Island), dies at 84
- Dec 7 Ken Weatherwax, American actor, dies from a heart attack at 59
- Dec 9 Mary Ann Mobley, American model/actress, dies from breast cancer at 77
- Dec 12 Norman Bridwell, American author and cartoonist (Clifford the Big Red Dog), dies at 86
- Dec 14 Bess Myerson, 1st Jewish Miss America (1945), dies at 90
- Dec 18 Virna Lisi, Italian actress (Assault on a Queen, Bluebeard), dies at 78
- Dec 20 John Freeman, British politician (Labour), ambassador, TV host and executive (London Weekend Television, dies at 99
- Dec 21 Billie Whitelaw, British actress (Omen, Adding Machine), dies at 82
Luise Rainer (1910-2014)
Dec 30 German-American actress and 1st actor to win multiple Academy Awards (The Great Ziegfeld 1936, The Good Earth 1937), dies at 104
- Dec 30 Patrick Gowers, British choral and film score composer (Viri Galilaei; Hamlet; Smiley's People), dies at 78
- Dec 30 Yolande Donlan, British-American actress (Jigsaw, Expresso Bongo, Penny Princess), dies at 94
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