Events in Film & TV
John F. Kennedy
Film Release
1961 Walt Disney's animated film "101 Dalmatians", based on the novel by Dodie Smith and directed by Clyde Geronimi and Hamilton Luske is released in the US
Walt Disney
- 1966 WCMC (now WMGM) TV channel 40 in Wildwood, NJ (NBC) 1st broadcast
Event of Interest
1970 "M*A*S*H", directed by Robert Altman, starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould, is released (Palme d'Or 1970)
Robert Altman
Harry Morgan
- 1971 WHMB TV channel 40 in Indianapolis, IN (IND) begins broadcasting
Golden Globes
1975 32nd Golden Globes: "Chinatown", Jack Nicholson, & Gena Rowlands win
Jack Nicholson
Robert Evans
- 1987 3rd Sundance Film Festival: "Waiting for the Moon" and "The Trouble with Dick" (tie) win Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
Event of Interest
1988 US VP George H. W. Bush & Dan Rather clash on "CBS Evening News" as Rather attempts to question Bush about his role in Iran-Contra affair
George H. W. Bush
Golden Globes
2004 61st Golden Globes: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", Sean Penn, and Charlize Theron win
Event of Interest
2019 Documentary "Leaving Neverland" detailing singer Michael Jackson's relationship with two boys premieres at the Sundance Film Festivval
Michael Jackson
Birthdays in Film & TV
- 1885 Else Mauhs [Alwine Julie Else Mauhs], German-Dutch actress (Eline Vere, L'aiglon), born in Mülheim an der Ruhr (d. 1959)
- 1891 Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, British actress (The Devil Rides Out), born in London, England (d. 1992)
- 1900 Mildred Dunnock, American actress (Baby Doll, Nun's Story), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1991)
- 1908 Howard Wendell, American actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Murder Your Wife), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
- 1919 Edwin Newman, American journalist & author (NBC-TV, Comment), born in NYC, New York (d. 2010)
- 1922 Raymond Baxter, English television presenter & writer (Fast Lady), born in Ilford, United Kingdom (d. 2006)
- 1927 Gregg Palmer [Palmer Edvind Lee], American actor (Scream, To Hell & Back), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2015)
- 1931 Dean Jones, American actor (Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, The Love Bug), born in Decatur, Alabama (d. 2015)
- 1931 Harold Lloyd Jr., American actor, singer and son of famous silent film actor Harold Lloyd sr (Frankenstein's Daughter), born in Beverly Hills, California (d. 1971)
- 1931 "Stikkan" Stig Anderson, Swedish actor, music entrepreneur and co-founder of Polar Music (ABBA), born in Hova, Sweden (d. 1997)
- 1934 Elizabeth Allen, American actress (Laura-Bracken's World), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- 1936 Diana Hyland, American actress (Peyton Place, 8 is Enough), born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio (d. 1977)
- 1941 Gregory Sierra, American actor, born in NYC, New York
- 1943 Tobe Hooper, American film director, born in Austin, Texas (d. 2017)
- 1945 Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress (Peyton Place, Alice B Toklas), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1950 Christopher Ryan [Papazoglou], English actor and comedy (The Young Ones, Only Fools and Horses), born in London, England
- 1953 The Honky Tonk Man [Wayne Farris], American professional wrestler, born in Bolivar, Tennessee
- 1957 Jenifer Lewis, American actress (Girl 6, Meteor Man, Sister Act), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1958 Dinah Manoff, American actress (Elaine-Soap, Carol Weston-Empty Nest), born in NYC, New York
- 1961 Michele Tobin, American actress (Fitzpatricks), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1967 Mark Bamford, American film director & screenwriter, born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1968 Heinrich "Haini" Wolfgramm, Polynesian-American actor & musician (The Jets), born in San Francisco, California
- 1971 China Kantner, American actress & daughter of Grace Slick, born in San Francisco, California
- 1971 Ana Ortiz, American actress & singer, born in Manhattan, New York
- 1973 Ace Steel [Christopher Guy], American professional wrestler, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1974 Robert Budreau, Canadian film director, born in London, Canada
- 1975 Dat Phan, Vietnamese-born American stand-up comedian, born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 1975 Mia Kirshner, Canadian actress, born in Toronto, Canada
- 1978 Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian comedian and politician, President of Ukraine (2019-), born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR
- 1979 Christine Lakin, American actress (Step by Step), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1980 Michelle McCool, American professional wrestler, born in Palatka, Florida
- 1982 Sho Sakurai, Japanese singer & actor, born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1982 Shawna Waldron, American actress, born in Glendale, California
Weddings in Film & TV
Wedding of Interest
1964 Comedian and actor Bill Cosby marries Camille Olivia Hanks
Bill Cosby
Wedding of Interest
1981 Actor Bill Murray (30) weds Margaret Kelly on Super Bowl Sunday in Las Vegas
Bill Murray
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1943 Spencer Charters, American actor (3 Faces West, Big Town Girl, St Louis Kid), dies at 67
- 1960 Diana Barrymore, American actress (Nightmare, Lady Courageous, Fired Wife), dies of an alcohol and drug overdose at 38
- 1968 Virginia Maskell, actress (Only Two Can Play), dies at 31
- 1970 Marie Benavente, actress (Paradise), dies at 84
- 1970 Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese television writer and producer (Ultraman) (b. 1901)
- 1975 Vivien Kellems, American industrialist, who battled the Federal tax system as discriminatory against single people, dies at 78
- 1977 Donald Kerr, American actor (Devil Bat, Killer Bats), dies at 85
- 1979 J Robertson Hare, actor (Fighting Stock), dies at 87
- 1980 David Newell, American actor (Runaway Bride, White Heat, Dangerous Curves), dies at 75
- 1980 Queenie Watts [Mary Spenton], British singer and actress (Up the Junction, Holiday on the Buses), dies at 56
- 1981 Richard Talmadge, actor (Speed Reporter), dies
- 1988 Colleen Moore, actress (These Girls Won't Talk), dies at 87
- 1990 Alexander Lockwood, actor (Duel), dies
Ava Gardner
1990 Ava Gardner, American actress (Barefoot Contessa, On the Beach), dies of pneumonia at 67
Ava Gardner
- 1991 Lillian Bond, English-American actress (Air Mail, Pick-up, Blond Cheat), dies at 83
- 1991 Stanley Brock, American actor (UHF, Hard to Kill, Ivan-He's the Mayor), dies of heart attack at 59
- 1992 John Touchstone, American actor (Across Five Aprils), dies of cirrhosis at 59
- 1995 Peter Black, TV critic, dies at 82
- 1995 William Sylvester, American actor (2001: A Space Odyssey, Gemini Man), dies at 72
- 1995 John Smith, American actor (Cimarron City, Laramie, 7 Angry Men), dies at 63
- 1996 Ruth Berghaus, choreographer/director, dies at 68
- 1999 Ted Mallie, American radio and television announcer (b. 1924)
- 2008 Christopher Allport, American actor (To Live and Die in L.A.), dies at 60
- 2009 Kim Manners, American television producer and director (b. 1951)
Mary Tyler Moore
2017 Mary Tyler Moore, American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ordinary People), dies at 80
Mary Tyler Moore
January in History
![The British: 139. Zulu Warriors: 4,000. Let Battle Begin]()
The British: 139. Zulu Warriors: 4,000. Let Battle Begin
It was one of the most remarkable military engagements ever: the day that 139 British soldiers took on 4,000 Zulu warriors – and won.
January 22, 1879!['I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman']()
'I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman'
One of the most notorious denials in political history came on this day when President Bill Clinton held a news conference on his relations with Monica Lewinsky.
January 26, 1998![Crippled Kaiser Had Grip of Iron]()
Crippled Kaiser Had Grip of Iron
German Emperor 'Kaiser Bill,' was born on this day, strong-willed and determined to overcome the deformity that afflicted him from birth.
January 27, 1859![Riot Leader Accuses a Queen]()
Riot Leader Accuses a Queen
How did Lord George Gordon, an aristocrat who led the Gordon Riots in London, lose a libel case on this day to French Queen Marie Antoinette?
January 28, 1788
