On This Day in Film & TV for August 24
Events in Film & TV
- 1958 19th Venice Film Festival: "Rickshaw Man" directed by Hiroshi Inagaki wins Golden Lion
- 1960 21st Venice Film Festival: "Tomorrow Is My Turn" directed by Andre Cayatte wins Golden Lion
- 1963 24th Venice Film Festival: "Hands Over the City" directed by Francesco Rosi wins Golden Lion
- 1965 26th Venice Film Festival: "Sandra" directed by Luchino Visconti wins Golden Lion
- 1979 36th Venice Film Festival opens
- More Events in Film & TV
Stephen Fry
Marlee Matlin
Rupert Grint
Richard AttenboroughWeddings in Film & TV
- 1970 Actor Peter Sellers (44) weds model Miranda Quarry
- 1987 Actor Patrick Dempsey (21) weds manager Rocky Parker (47)
- 1996 Actress-model Vendela (30) weds Norwegian politician Olaf Thommessen (30) in Stockholm, Sweden
Divorces in Film & TV
- 1976 Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor (59) divorces her sixth husband, toy inventor Jack Ryan (49) after 1 year of marriage
- 2009 American actor Eddie Cibrian (36) divorces TV personality Brandi Glanville (35) due to irreconcilable differences
More Weddings & Divorces in Film & TV
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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