On This Day in Film & TV for August 18
Events in Film & TV
- 1958 TV game show scandal investigation starts
- 1972 4th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel
- 1981 Jerry Lewis appears on "Donahue" to defend Telethons
- 1986 John Tesh's 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight
- 2018 Indian actress Priyanka Chopra and American singer nick jonas confirm their engagement with an engagement party in Mumbai, India
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Shelley Winters
Roman Polanski
Robert RedfordWeddings in Film & TV
- 1932 Actress Bette Davis (24) weds musician Harmon Nelson (25)
- 2005 Model and former Playboy Playmate Kylie Bax (30) weds photographer Spiros Poros in Delos, Greece
- 2011 American Idol's first-ever blind finalist Scott MacIntyre (26) weds Christina Teich in Scottsdale, Arizona
Divorces in Film & TV
- 1954 Oscar-winning actress Susan Hayward (37) divorces actor Jess Barker (42) after nine years of marriage
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Deaths in Film & TV
- 1683 Charles Hart, British Shakespearean actor, dies
- 1889 Jacques Damala [Aristides Damalas], Greek military officer and actor, dies from an overdose at 34
- 1952 Ralph Byrd, American actor (Dick Tracy TV Show, SOS Coast Guard), dies from a heart attack at 43
- 1962 Cleo Ridgely, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama), dies at 68
August in Film & TV History
The Wizard of Oz
Publicity still of the Wizard of Oz, showing the Tin Man, Scarecrow, Dorothy and Cowardly Lion
August 15, 1939
How Paula Yates Discovered Her Real Father
Controversial television presenter Paula Yates married pop star Bob Geldof on this day. Fate decided she would not remain happy ever after
August 31, 1986
The Best Quentin Tarantino Quiz
Do you know the answer to every Tarantino question? Including which Tarantino film script was leaked prior to filming? Or which actor is his most frequent collaborator?
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