On This Day in Film & TV for April 22
Events in Film & TV
- 1948 WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1954 US Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings begin
- 1976 Barbara Walters becomes 1st female US nightly network news anchor (ABC News)
- 1976 Director Ingmar Bergman leaves Sweden due to taxation
- 1984 CBS premiere of TV film "Pope John Paul II", starring Albert Finney in title role
- 1991 Johnny Carson announces he will retire next year from "The Tonight Show"
- 1991 Shalom America (Jewish cable network) is launched in Brooklyn & Queens
- 1998 Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
- More Events in Film & TV
Eddie Albert
Bettie Page
Glen Campbell
Jack Nicholson
Amber HeardWeddings in Film & TV
- 1939 Actor and naval officer of World War II Douglas Fairbanks Jr (29) weds supermarket magnate Huntington Hartford's former wife Mary Lee Hartford
- 2000 NFL football player Emmitt Smith (31) weds Miss Virginia USA beauty queen Patricia Southall (29)
- 2003 "Star Trek: Enterprise" actress Jolene Blalock (28) weds "Live Nation" CEO Michael Rapino in Negril, Jamaica
Divorces in Film & TV
- 1959 Actor Marlon Brando and actress Anna Kashfi divorce
More Weddings & Divorces in Film & TV
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1946 Lionel Atwill, British actor (Captain Blood, To Be or Not to Be), dies at 61
- 1951 Stanley Ridges, British-born actor (possessed, Sgt York, Mr Ace), dies at 59
- 1962 Vera Reynolds, American actress (Dragnet Patrol, Lawless Woman), dies at 62
- 1967 Tom Conway {Sanders], British radio and screen actor (The Falcon's Brother; I Cheated The Law; The Betty Hutton Show), dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 62
April in Film & TV History
Giant Achievements of King Kong Creator
Edgar Wallace, born on this day in history, was one of the world’s most prolific authors. His theme was usually crime and mystery but he also created King Kong.
April 1, 1875
TV Guide's First Issue
TV Guide's first edition with Desi Arnaz Jr. on the cover
April 3, 1953
1st Animated Film
A frame from "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces", released in 1906
April 6, 1906
Millions 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, 1927