On This Day in Film & TV for July 18
Events in Film & TV
- 1952 KWGN TV channel 2 in Denver, Colorado (IND) begins broadcasting
- 1959 "The Nun's Story" based on the novel by Kathryn Hulme, starring Audrey Hepburn premieres in Los Angeles
- 1970 WJCL TV channel 22 in Savannah, GA (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1988 Shooting begins on Bond film "License to Kill"
- 1992 Sharon Belden, of Florida, 25, crowned Miss World USA
- 2013 46th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
- 2018 Cliff Richard wins privacy case against the BBC, for reporting he was being investigated over historic child sexual assaults
- 2020 Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Mumbai
- More Events in Film & TV
Vin Diesel
Kristen Bell
Priyanka ChopraWeddings in Film & TV
- 1933 American heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (38) weds American Broadway singer and actress Hannah Williams (22); divorce in 1943
- 1959 American actress Louise Fletcher (25) weds producer Jerry Bick (36); divorce in 1977
- 1992 Film critic Roger Ebert marries Chaz Hammel-Smith
Divorces in Film & TV
More Weddings & Divorces in Film & TV
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1952 Jack Earle, American actor and sideshow performer known as "The World's Tallest Man," dies at 46
- 1958 John Gobau, Flemish actor (Electricity, Hostage Rights, The Cross-Patch), dies at 67
- 1961 Kit Guard, Danish actor (El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous), dies of cancer at 67
- 1969 Barbara Pepper [Marion], American actress (Foreign Correspondent, Green Acres, Rogue Tavern), dies of coronary thrombosis at 54
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