On This Day in Film & TV for March 6
Events in Film & TV
- 1851 Dion Boucicault's play "Love in a Maze" premieres in London
- 1909 Dutch film distributor Jean Desmet opens his first permanent cinema, the Cinema Parisien in Rotterdam
- 1959 11th Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr win
- 1967 WACS TV channel 25 in Dawson, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1980 Emmy 7th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 1st time
- 1981 Walter Cronkite signs off as anchorman of "CBS Evening News"
- 1985 Yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of "The King & I"
- 1995 9th American Comedy Award: Rodney Dangerfield
- More Events in Film & TV
Lou Costello
Gabriel García Márquez
Alan DaviesDivorces in Film & TV
- 1964 Actress Elizabeth Taylor's 4th divorce from entertainer Eddie Fisher
More Weddings & Divorces in Film & TV
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1867 Artemus Ward [Charles Farrar Browne], American humorist (considered to be America's first stand-up comedian), dies at 32
- 1924 Meyer van Beem, Dutch actor (Mottige Janus, Black Venus), dies at 85
- 1935 Fridolf Rhudin, Swedish actor and comedian (The Wrong Millionaire, Secret Svensson), dies from brain fever at 39
- 1937 Frank Vosper, British actor (The Man Who Knew Too Much, Rome Express), dies at sea at 37
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