On This Day in Film & TV for March 30
Events in Film & TV
- 1894 George Bernard Shaw's comedy play "Candida" premieres at Theatre Royal, South Shields, England
- 1895 British inventor Birt Acres films Oxford and Cambridge boat race
- 1946 3rd Golden Globes: "The Lost Weekend" and its star Ray Milland, & Ingrid Bergman win
- 1955 27th Academy Awards: "On the Waterfront", Marlon Brando & Grace Kelly win
- 1959 WNED TV channel 17 in Buffalo, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1966 "Color Me Barbra", Barbra Streisand's second TV special and the first in color, premieres on CBS
- 1970 Soap opera "Another World in Somerset" premieres on NBC, running through 1976
- 1972 Revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical-comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", starring Phil Silvers, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC; runs for 156 performances and wins 2 Tony Awards
- More Events in Film & TV
Robbie Coltrane
Warren Beatty
James CagneyWeddings in Film & TV
Divorces in Film & TV
- 2004 "Alias" actress Jennifer Garner (30) divorces actor Scott Foley (30) due to irreconcilable differences after nearly 4 years of marriage
- 2016 Comedian Rosie O'Donnell and marketing executive Kelli O'Donnell divorce after 3 years of marriage
More Weddings & Divorces in Film & TV
March in Film & TV History
Oscar Hopes Sunk for 'Titanic' Movie Cast
Titanic broke all kinds of records after its release in 1997, but the acclaim that it received failed to be reflected on the cast at the Academy Awards.
March 2, 1998
King Kong Premieres
Poster for the 1933 film "King Kong", the first in a series of movies about the giant gorilla
March 2, 1933
Arise, Sir Charlie Chaplin
He waited a lifetime for it, but on this day silent screen star Charlie Chaplin was finally honoured by the country where he was born.
March 4, 1975
Boy Wonder Conquers Theatreland
Parliament was adjourned on this day so that MPs could grab their seats for a performance by Master Betty – the theatrical wonder of the age.
March 14, 1805