On This Day in Film & TV for July 27
Events in Film & TV
- 1940 Bugs Bunny, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Tex Avery, Bob Givens (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Wild Hare"
- 1990 Zsa Zsa Gabor begins a 3 day jail sentence for slapping a police officer in Beverly Hills
- 1993 NBC TV awarded 1996 Olympic coverage for $456 million
- 1995 28th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
- 2007 Two News helicopters from Phoenix, Arizona television stations KNXV and KTVK collide over Steele Indian School Park in central Phoenix while covering a police chase; there were no survivors. Worst civil aviation incident in Phoenix history.
- 2018 CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves is accused of sexual misconduct in the "New Yorker" by journalist Ronan Farrow
- More Events in Film & TV
Triple H
William Wyler
Bob HopeWeddings in Film & TV
- 1941 American singer and actress Judy Garland (19) weds British-American musician David Rose (31); divorce in 1944
- 1991 American rocker Jani Lane (27), (Warrant - "Cherry Pie") marries American model Bobbie Brown (23); (divorced 1993)
- 2014 Actress and model Scheana Marie (29) weds longtime boyfriend Michael Shay at the Hummingbird Nest Ranch in Santa Susana, California
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