Events in Film & TV
- 1926 Warner Bros premieres Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system (NY)
- 1926 "Don Juan" starring John Barrymore is released, the 1st feature-length film to utilize the Vitaphone sound-on-disc sound system with a synchronized musical score and sound effects
- 1932 1st Venice Film Festival opens
- 1939 1st broadcast of "Dinah Shore Show" on NBC-radio
- 1954 WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1956 After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena
- 1971 3rd San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Muir College, University of California
- 1987 20th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Holiday Inn
Historic Publication
1996 George R.R. Martin publishes the epic fantasy novel "A Game of Thrones", the first in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire"
George R.R. Martin
- 2015 Comedian Jon Stewart hosts "The Daily Show" for the last time
Birthdays in Film & TV
- 1880 Hans Moser, Austrian actor (Hello Service Man, Once Upon a Time), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1964)
- 1881 Leo Carrillo, American actor (American Empire, Cisco Kid), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1961)
- 1892 Edmund "Hoot" Gibson, American rodeo champion, western actor, director, and producer (Horse Soldier, Last Outlaw), born in Tekamah, Nebraska (d. 1962)
- 1904 Ballard Berkeley [Blascheck], British actor (Fawlty Towers, East meets West, The BFG), born in Margate, Kent, England (d. 1988)
- 1908 William "Will" Lee, American actor (They Live by Night, Melody Lane), born in NYC, New York (d. 1982)
Lucille Ball
1911 Lucille Ball, American comedienne and actress (I Love Lucy, Mame), born in Jamestown, New York (d. 1989)
Lucille Ball
- 1917 Robert Mitchum, American actor (Out of the Past, Winds of War, North & South), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 1997)
- 1920 Ella Raines, American actress (Uncle Harry, Runaround, Impact, Brute Force), born in Snoqualmie Falls, Washington (d. 1988)
- 1923 John "Jackie" Kelk, American actor and stand-up comedian (The Aldrich Family, The Adventures of Superman), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
- 1925 Barbara Bates, American actress (All About Eve, It's a Great Life), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1969)
- 1926 Frank Finlay, British actor (Robbery, Lifeforce), born in Farnworth Lancashire (d. 2016)
- 1926 Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (d. 1999)
Andy Warhol
1928 Andy Warhol, American pop artist and film producer (Frankenstein, Bad), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
Andy Warhol
- 1930 Abbey Lincoln [Anna Wooldridge], African-American civil rights activist, jazz vocalist, songwriter and actress (Nothing But a Man), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2010)
- 1932 Anneli Sauli, [Savolainen], actress (Milkmaid)
- 1937 Barbara Windsor, actress (Study in Terror)
- 1938 Carry Tefsen, Dutch actress (Say A)
- 1938 Paul Bartel, director/actor (Eating Raoul), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1938 Peter Bonerz, actor (Jerry-Bob Newhart Show, 9 to 5), born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- 1940 Louise Sorel, actress (BS I Love You, Crimes of Passion), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1941 Hubertus AGM "Bert" Andre, Dutch actor (Turkish Fruit-Come Back)
- 1943 Michael Anderson Jr, actor (Clay-The Monroes), born in London, England
- 1943 Ray Buktenica, Greenwich Village actor (Rhoda, House Calls), born in NYC, New York
- 1946 Masaaki Sakai, Japanese comedian
- 1947 Sally Eaton, Ill, Broadway actress (Jeanie-Hair)
- 1949 Dino Bravo, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1993)
- 1950 Dorian Harewood, American actor (Earl-Glitter, Trauma Center), born in Dayton, Ohio
- 1950 Nathan Purdee, actor (Nathan-Young & Restless, Hank-1 Life to Live)
- 1951 Catherine Hicks, American actress (Star Trek IV, Child's Play), born in NYC, New York
- 1951 Daryl Somers, Australian television personality
- 1956 Stepfanie Kramer, American actress (Claudia-We Got it Made, Hunter), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1957 Faith Prince, Broadway actress (Guys & Dolls, Carousel), born in Augusta, Georgia
- 1959 Grant Aleksander, actor (Guiding Light, All My Children), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1962 Michelle Yeoh, Chinese-Malaysian actress ( Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Tomorrow Never Dies), born in Ipoh, Malaysia
- 1963 Kimberley Conrad Hefner, Moulton Al, playmate of year (Jan, 1988)
- 1964 Lisa Boyle, actress (Showgirls), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1964 Moosie Drier, actor (Laugh-in), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1965 Juliane Köhler, German actress
- 1965 Mark Speight, British television presenter (d. 2008)
- 1970 M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-American film director
- 1971 Merrin Dungey, American actress
- 1973 Vera Farmiga, American actress
- 1974 Ever Carradine, American actress
- 1975 Jamie McGonnigal, American actor
- 1976 Soleil Moon Frye, Glendora California, actress (Punky Brewster)
- 1977 Jennifer Lyons, American actress
- 1978 Marisa Miller, American model
- 1982 Adrianne Curry, American model and reality television personality
- 1982 Karl Davies, British actor
- 1982 Ryan Sypek, American actor
- 1990 Jon Benet Ramsey, little beauty queen (murdered in 1996)
Weddings in Film & TV
Wedding of Interest
1983 Film director Philippe de Broca (50) weds actress Margot Kidder (34) in France
Philippe de Broca
Wedding of Interest
2005 Legendary Hollywood film producer Robert Evans (75) weds Lady Victoria White (42) at the One & Only Palmilla resort in Cabo San Lucas
Robert Evans
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1938 Warner Oland, Swedish actor (The Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan), dies at 58
- 1959 Preston Sturges [Edmund Biden], American director and screenwriter (Sullivan's Travels), dies at 60
- 1963 Tom Keene, American actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68
- 1964 Cedric Hardwicke, British stage actor (Rope, Suspicion, Peter Pan, Richard III), dies at 71
- 1965 Everett Sloane, American actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer), dies of apparent suicide with barbiturates at 55
- 1965 Nancy Carroll, actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), dies at 60
- 1973 James Beck, British actor (Dad's Army), dies from pancreatitis at 44
- 1979 Kurt Kasznar, actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65
- 1979 Kurt Kaszner [Serwicher], Austrian actor (Kiss Me Kate, Lili, Casino Royale), dies of cancer at 65
- 1987 Sherwood Bailey, actor (Spud-Our Gang), dies
- 1990 Charles Arnt, actor (Double Exposure), dies of pancreatic cancer at 82
- 1990 Gordon Metcalfe, actor (Monster in the Closet), dies of AIDS at 43
Harry Reasoner
1991 Harry Reasoner, newscaster (60 Minutes), dies at 68
Harry Reasoner