Events in Film & TV
- 1907 Harry Houdini escapes from chains underwater in 57 seconds, at Aquatic Park in San Francisco, California
- 1951 Film "An American In Paris" with music by George Gershwin, directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron premieres in London (Academy Awards Best Picture, 1952)
- 1955 "Pather Panchali", Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray, starring Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee and Karuna Banerjee, is released
- 1955 1st color telecast (NBC) of a tennis match (Davis Cup)
- 1956 KREY TV channel 10 in Montrose, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1967 28th Venice Film Festival: "Belle de Jour" directed by Luis Bunuel wins Golden Lion
- 1985 42nd Venice Film Festival: "Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond)" directed by Agnes Varda wins the Golden Lion
- 1996 "7th Heaven", starring Jessica Biel, debuts on The WB
- More Events in Film & TV
Thalía
Macaulay Culkin
Neil SimonWeddings in Film & TV
- 1946 "Gone With The Wind" actress Olivia de Havilland (30) weds screenwriter and novelist Marcus Goodrich; divorce in 1953
- 2006 "Days of our Lives" actor Billy Warlock (45) weds actress Julie Pinson in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 2012 "Bridesmaids" actor Chris O'Dowd (32) weds British TV presenter Dawn Porter (33) at an intimate ceremony with family and friends in London
Divorces in Film & TV
- 1964 American actress Jayne Mansfield and Hungarian-American bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay's Mexican divorce is recognized by the state of California
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?
Test Your Knowledge