On This Day in Film & TV for August 22
Events in Film & TV
- 1932 BBC begins experimental regular TV broadcasts
- 1945 Noël Coward's revue "Sigh no More" premieres in London
- 1954 15th Venice Film Festival: "Romeo and Juliet" directed by Renato Castellani wins Golden Lion
- 1954 WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, FL (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1969 The Beatles last official group photo session, at John & Yoko's home 'Tittenhurst Park', near Ascot
- 1986 "Stand By Me" film based on the novella by Stephen King, directed by Rob Reiner and starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell is released
- 1988 NBC premieres "Later" with Bob Costas (1st guest Linda Ellerbee)
- 2018 Forbes say George Clooney made more money in a single year ($239 million) than any actor ever ($239m), due to sale of alcohol company, followed by Dwayne Johnson ($124m)
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Weddings in Film & TV
- 2003 Film director Leni Riefenstahl (101) weds cinematographer Horst Kettner (59)
- 2009 Actress and model Milla Jovovich (36) weds film director Paul W. S. Anderson (47) in Beverly Hills, California
Divorces in Film & TV
- 1927 Actor Charlie Chaplin divorces his 2nd wife Lita Grey after 3 years of marriage in the largest divorce settlement at the time (US$600,000, plus trusts for children)
- 2011 Actress Melissa Gilbert (47) divorces actor Bruce Boxleitner (61) due to irreconcilable differences after 16 long years of marriage
- 2012 "General Hospital" actress Vanessa Marcil (39) divorces actor Carmine Giovinazzo (44) due to irreconcilable differences after 2 years of marriage
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Deaths in Film & TV
- 1944 Raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55
- 1960 Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wrestler (b. 1898)
- 1965 Henriette de Vreker-Verschuur, Dtch Flemish actress (Revolt in Mental Home), dies
- 1973 Louise Huff, American actress (Sea Waif, Caprice, Disraeli), dies at 77
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, 1939How 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, 1986The 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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