On This Day in Film & TV for December 22
Events in Film & TV
- 1932 "The Mummy" directed by Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff is released in the US - 1st Mummy horror film
- 1948 KPIX TV channel 5 in San Francisco, California (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1952 WSBA (now WPMT) TV channel 43 in York, PA (IND) begins broadcasting
- 1957 KWRB (now KFNE) TV channel 10 in Lander-Riverton, WY (ABC) begins
- 1964 American comedian Lenny Bruce is convicted of obscenity
- 1965 "Doctor Zhivago" based on the novel by Boris Pasternak, directed by David Lean and starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie premieres in NYC
- 1966 WCVW TV channel 57 in Richmond, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting
- More Events in Film & TV
Ralph FiennesWeddings in Film & TV
- 1936 Austrian-American filmmaker Billy Wilder (30) weds first wife Judith Coppicus; divorce in 1946
- 1980 Actor Martin Short (30) weds comic actress Nancy Dolman (29)
- 1983 American "Hardy Boys" actor Parker Stevenson (30) weds American actress Kirstie Alley (31); divorce in 1997
Divorces in Film & TV
More Weddings & Divorces in Film & TV
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1944 Harry Langdon, American comedian (The Strong Man; Tramp, Tramp, Tramp), dies at 60
- 1959 Gilda Gray [Marianna Michalska], Polish-American stage and screen actress (Piccadilly), and dancer (The Shimmy), dies of a heart attack at 58
- 1965 Al Ritz [Albert Joachim], American vaudevillian (The Ritz Brothers), dancer and actor (The Gorilla;, Hi'ya, Chum; Straight, Place and Show), dies of a heart attack at 64
- 1965 Richard Dimbleby, British journalist and broadcaster, dies at 52
December in Film & TV History
Real-life Tragedy for Theatrical Family
On this day a tragedy engulfed one of Britain’s noted theatrical families of the early 20th century.
December 8, 1926
Coronation Street, King of the Soaps
Thought to have no great future when launched on this day, Coronation Street still reigns supreme
December 9, 1960
Melodrama at Theatre Leaves Actor Dead
One of England’s most popular actors arrived at the stage door on this day to prepare for another performance. He would never make it to the stage.
December 16, 1897
A Clockwork Orange
Malcolm McDowell as Alex DeLarge in Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange"
December 19, 1971