Events in Film & TV
Golden Globes
Jan 8 74th Golden Globes: "Moonlight", Casey Affleck and Isabelle Huppert win
Deaths in Film & TV
William Peter Blatty (1928-2017)
Jan 12 American scriptwriter and author of The Exorcist, dies at 89
- Jan 13 Dick Gautier, American stage and screen actor (Get Smart - "Hymie"; Bye Bye Birdie; When Things Were Rotten), dies at 85
- Jan 15 Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka, Fijian-born American professional wrestler, dies at 73
- Jan 19 Miguel Ferrer, American actor (Robocop, NCIS LA), dies of cancer at 61
- Jan 23 Gorden Kaye, British actor (Allo Allo), dies at 75
- Jan 25 John Hurt, English actor (Elephant Man, Alien, Midnight Express), dies at 77
Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017)
Jan 25 American Emmy Award-winning actress (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Laura"; The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Ordinary People), dies at 80