On This Day in Film & TV for July 10
Events in Film & TV
- 1949 WJAR TV channel 10 in Providence, Rhode Island (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1950 "Your Hit Parade" premieres on NBC-TV (later CBS), after being broadcast on radio from 1935
- 1975 Gladys Knight and Pips Summer Series premieres on NBC-TV
- 1978 World News Tonight premieres on ABC with Max Robinson the first black anchor on a network newscast in the US
- 1981 "Escape from New York" directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell and Donald Pleasence, premieres in the US
- 1981 Walt Disney's "Fox & The Hound" released
- 1990 Andrew Dice Clay cries on Arsenio Hall Show
- More Events in Film & TV
David Brinkley
Sofía Vergara
Jim BoutonWeddings in Film & TV
- 1937 Actress Ingrid Bergman (21) weds dentist Petter Aron Lindström
- 1994 Fred Norris (from the Howard Stern Show) marries Allison Furman
- 1999 "It Could Happen To You" actress Rosie Perez (34) weds playwright and screenwriter Seth Zvi Rosenfeld (37) in Brooklyn, New York
Divorces in Film & TV
More Weddings & Divorces in Film & TV
July in Film & TV History
Hollywoodland
Dedication of the"Hollywoodland" sign
July 13, 1923
Valentino, The First Screen Sex Symbol
He became known as the ‘Latin lover’ – Hollywood’s first silent screen sex symbol adored by women across the world. But fate would be cruel to Rudolph Valentino
July 16, 1926
The Worst Movie Ever
Poster for Ed Wood's cult film Plan 9 from Outer Space
July 22, 1959
Oh! Calcutta! - The Bare Facts
Born when free love and anything goes were the mantra of youth, the show "Oh! Calcutta!" opened in London on this day. Police considered a prosecution for obscenity.
July 26, 1970