Events in Film & TV
Event of Interest
1934 Shirley Temple appears in her 1st movie, "Stand Up & Cheer"
Shirley Temple
- 1948 American Broadcasting Company (ABC) TV network debuts
- 1953 WAFB TV channel 9 in Baton Rouge, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
Film Premier
1967 "Casino Royale" James Bond comedy film starring David Niven and Peter Sellers premieres. Based on the Ian Fleming novel.
David Niven
Peter Sellers
- 1971 Charles Manson sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Sharon Tate
Music Recording
1973 Barbra Streisand records "Between Yesterday & Tomorrow"
Barbra Streisand
- 1995 Chopper 4 1st used on WNBC TV (NYC) news
Birthdays in Film & TV
- 1850 Theo Mann-Bouwmeester, Dutch actress (Pink Bernd, Hedda Gabler), born in Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands (d. 1939)
- 1858 May Robson [Mary J Robison], Australian actress (Apple Annie), born in Moama, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1942)
- 1888 William Axt, American film scores composer (The Prisoner of Zenda), born in NYC, New York (d. 1959)
- 1891 Francoise Rosay [Françoise Bandy de Nalèche], French actress (Interlude, Women in Prison, Saraband), born in Paris, France (d. 1974)
- 1897 Vivienne Segal, American Broadway actress (Pal Joey), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
- 1898 Constance Talmadge, American comedienne and actress (Intolerance), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1973)
- 1899 George O'Brien, American actor (Sunrise: A Song of Two Human), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1985)
- 1907 Alan Wheatley, British actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood), born in Tolworth, Surrey, England (d. 1991)
- 1907 Lina Basquette, American actress (Paradise Park, Pleasure, Goldie), born in San Mateo, California (d. 1994)
- 1920 Frank Fontaine, American comedian (Crazy Guggenheim), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1978)
- 1925 Hugh O'Brian, American actor (Wyatt Earp, Search), born in Rochester, New York (d. 2016)
- 1930 Dick Sargent [Richard Stanford Cox ], American actor (Bewitched), born in Carmel, California (d. 1994)
- 1931 Garfield Morgan, British actor (Odessa File, To Catch a Spy), born in Birmingham, Warwickshire (d. 2009)
- 1933 Jayne Mansfield [Vera Jane Palmer], American actress (The Girl Can't Help It), born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (d. 1967)
Dudley Moore
1935 Dudley Moore, English actor and comedian (10, Arthur, Bedazzled), born in London (d. 2002)
Dudley Moore
- 1937 Elinor Donahue, American actress (Father Knows Best, Get a Life), born in Tacoma, Washington
Joseph Estrada
1937 Joseph Estrada, Filipino actor and 13th President of the Philippines (1998-01), born in Tondo, Philippines
Joseph Estrada
- 1939 Ellen Weston, American actress (Betty-SWAT), born in NYC, New York
- 1944 Margo MacDonald, Scottish national broadcaster and politician (MP for Glasgow Govan 1973-74), born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 2014)
- 1946 Tim Curry, English actor (Rocky Horror Picture Show, Star Wars: The Clone Wars), born in Grappenhall, Cheshire, England
- 1949 Paloma Picasso, French-Spanish businesswoman and jewelry designer (Tiffany & Co.) born in Vallauris, France
- 1950 Earl Gardner, American jazz trumpeter (Saturday Night Live), born in NYC, New York
- 1951 Barry Brown, American actor (Frederick Winterbourne-Daisy Miller), born in San Jose, California (d. 1978)
- 1953 Ruby Wax, British actress (Girls on Top), born in Evanston, Illinois
- 1957 Ge You, Chinese Actor (best actor Cannes 1994 "To Live"), born in Beijing, China
- 1960 Nicoletta Braschi, Italian actress (The Tiger and the Snow), born in Cesena, Italy
- 1965 Natalie Dessay, French soprano and actress, born in Lyon, France
- 1966 El Samurai [Osamu Matsuda], Japanese professional wrestler (WAR/NJPW), born in Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan
- 1968 Ashley Judd, American actress (Kuffs, Sisters), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1968 Thomas Nock, Swiss actor (Tartort, Gemini-Twin Stars), born in Zurich, Switzerland
- 1968 Arshad Warsi, Indian film actor (Lage Raho Munna Bhai), born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- 1969 Jesse James, American television personality (Jesse James Is a Dead Man), born in Long Beach, California
- 1974 Akara Amarttayakul, Thai actor (Muay Thai Chaiya), born in Bangkok, Thailand
- 1978 James Franco, American actor (The Disaster Artist), born in Palo Alto, California
Kate Hudson
1979 Kate Hudson, American actress (Almost Famous, You, Me and Dupree), born in Los Angeles, California
Kate Hudson
Hayden Christensen
1981 Hayden Christensen, Canadian actor (Sam-Life as a House, Star Wars), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Hayden Christensen
- 1981 Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian actress (Maria Full of Grace), born in Bogotá, Colombia
- 1984 Lee Da-Hae, South Korean actress (My Girl), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1987 Oksana Akinshina, Russian actress (Sisters), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- 1987 Courtland Mead, American actor (Dragonworld), born in Mission Viejo, California
- 1989 Simu Liu, Canadian actor (Kim's Convenience), born in Harbin, China
- 1990 Kim Chiu, Filipino Chinese actress 9Sana Maulit Muli ), born in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines
Weddings in Film & TV
Wedding of Interest
1956 American actress Grace Kelly marries Monaco's Prince Rainier III (in Church)
Grace Kelly
Wedding of Interest
1997 Tennis player champion Andre Agassi (26) weds actress and model Brooke Shields (31) in Monterey, California
Brooke Shields
Andre Agassi
Wedding of Interest
1997 Actor Chris O'Donnell (26) weds high school sweetheart Caroline Fentress (24)
Chris O'Donnell
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1926 Sir Squire Bancroft [Butterfield], British actor and manager known for creating 'drawing-room comedy' (Haymarket), dies at 84
- 1965 George Davis, Flemish actor (Private Lives, Devil May Care), dies at 75
- 1980 Ethel Wilson, actress (Aunt Harriet-Aldrich Family), dies at 88
- 1980 Tony Beckley, actor (Assault, When a Stranger Calls), dies at 51
- 1983 Lorene Scott, actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74
- 1986 Alvin Childress, actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78
- 1987 Hugh "Lumpy" Brannum, Actor (Mr Green Jeans), dies at 77
- 1987 Hugh Brannum, American actor (Make Room for Daddy, The Fred Waring Show), dies at 77
- 1991 Stanley Hawes, British-born Australian film producer, director and administrator (b. 1905)
- 1992 Frankie Howerd, actor (Carry on Doctor, Up the Front), dies at 70
- 1992 Pat Thompson, actress (Strictly Ballroom), dies at 51
- 1994 Michael Carreras, film Director, dies at 67
- 1994 Michel van Rooy, Dutch actor (Doctor Vlimmen, The Attack), dies at 43
- 1998 Liam Sullivan, American singer and actor (Star Trek, The Magic Sword, Monroes), dies of a heart attack at 74
- 2005 Ruth Hussey, American actress (Another Thin Man), dies at 93
- 2005 George Pan Cosmatos, Greek film director (b. 1941)
- 2007 Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor (Trout), dies at 74
- 2011 Elisabeth Sladen, British actress (b. 1946)
- 2013 Allan Arbus, American actor and photographer (M*A*S*H, Greaser's Palace, Curb Your Enthusiasm), dies of congestive heart failure at 95
April in History
Boxing Match That Went for 42 Rounds
The first "world championship" boxing match was a brutal affair, lasting nearly two and a half hours and stretching over 42 rounds.
April 17, 1860Wicked or Sinless? The Life of Lucrezia Borgia
Hardly a week went by when Lucrezia Borgia, born on this day, was not accused of some foul deed. But was she just a pawn in the hands of her evil family?
April 18, 1480Millions Come Up to See Mae West
Mae West, jailed on this day for obscenity, became one of the most successful sex symbols. Fans could not resist the offer: ‘Come up and see me some time.’
April 19, 1927World's First Motor Race
It was hardly the stuff of today's adrenalin-pumping Formula 1 match ups, but on this day two men climbed aboard their machine for "the world’s first motor race”.
April 20, 1887
