September 2020 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

COVID-19 Pandemic

Sep 3 Actor Robert Pattinson tests positive for COVID-19, shutting down production of the Batman film he is shooting

Venice Film Festival

Sep 12 Chloé Zhao's "Nomadland" starring Frances McDormand wins the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival

Sep 20 72nd Emmy Awards held virtually: "Succession" best drama, "Schitts Creek" wins record nine awards for a comedy, "Watchman" best limited series

Film & TV History

Sep 24 David Attenborough breaks Jennifer Aniston's record as the fastest person to reach 1 million followers on Instagram

Weddings in Film & TV

Lily Allen

Sep 7 British singer-songwriter Lily Allen (35) weds American actor David Harbour (45) in Las Vegas, Nevada; an Elvis impersonator officiates

Deaths in Film & TV

Sep 5 Jiří Menzel, Czech film director (Closely Watched Trains), dies at 82
Sep 6 Kevin Dobson, American actor (Kojak, Knots Landing, Shannon), dies at 77
Sep 8 Ronald Harwood, South African playwright and screenwriter (The Dresser), dies at 85
Sep 10 Diana Rigg, English actress (Emma Peel-Avengers, Game of Thrones), dies at 82
Sep 12 Barbara Jefford, British stage actress (James Joyce's Ulysses), dies at 90
Sep 21 Michael Lonsdale, French actor (The Day of the Jackal, Moonraker), dies at 89
Sep 22 Road Warrior Animal [Joseph Laurinaitis], American pro wrestler (3 x WWE Tag Team C'ship; WWE Hall of Fame), dies at 60

Sep 23 American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback, 4X Pro Bowl, 2X NFL rushing leader (Chicago Bears), and source for the TV movie "Brian's Song", dies from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease at 77 [1]

Sep 23 Juliette Gréco, French singer (Sous le ciel de Paris) and actress, dies at 93 [1]
Sep 24 Dean Jones, Australian cricket batsman and broadcaster (52 Tests @ 46.55; 164 ODIs; Victoria), dies from cardiac arrest at 59
Sep 27 Yūko Takeuchi, Japanese actress (Miss Sherlock), dies at 40
Sep 28 Frédéric Devreese, Belgian conductor, and composer of classical music (Gemini Suite; Valse Sacrée), and film scores (The Cruel Embrace), dies of cancer at 91
Sep 29 Isidora Žebeljan, Serbian classical, opera, and film composer, dies at 53
Sep 29 Mac Davis, American country music singer-songwriter ("Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me"; "In The Ghetto"; "I Believe In Music") and actor (North Dallas Forty), dies following heart surgery at 78 [1]
Sep 30 Quino [Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón], Argentine cartoonist (Mafalda), dies at 88