On This Day in Film & TV for May 2
Events in Film & TV
- 1932 Jack Benny's 1st radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network)
- 1941 FCC approves regular scheduled commercial TV broadcasts to begin July 1
- 1944 WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in NYC (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast
- 1946 "The Postman Always Rings Twice" film based on the novel by James M. Cain, directed by Tay Garnett and starring Lana Turner and John Garfield is released
- 1952 John Cage's "Water Music" (for a solo pianist, using a piano, a radio, whistles, water containers, and a deck of cards) premieres in New York City
- 1955 WGBH TV channel 2 in Boston, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1957 Hammer Film Productions releases its 1st color horror title - "The Curse of Frankenstein" starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee
- 1962 WMHT TV channel 17 in Schenectady-Alby-Tro, NY (PBS) 1st broadcast
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Dwayne Johnson
Lily AllenWeddings in Film & TV
- 1946 "Rebecca" actress Joan Fontaine (28) weds producer and actor William Dozier (38); divorce in 1951
- 1998 Actor-comedian Jim Belushi (43) weds Jennifer Sloan (30) at their home garden in Brentwood, Los Angeles
- 2009 Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal (32) weds film and stage actor Peter Sarsgaard (38) in a small chapel in Brindisi, Italy
Divorces in Film & TV
- 1997 Donald Trump and Marla Maples announce they are separating
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Deaths in Film & TV
- 1973 Alan Carney [David Boughal], American actor (Zombies on Broadway, Take it from Me), dies at 61
- 1980 George Pál, Hungarian-born film director (b. 1908)
- 1982 Helmut Dantine, Austrian-American actor (Shadow of the Cloak), dies of a heart attack at 64
- 1982 Hugh Marlowe [Hipple], American actor (All About Eve, Ellery Queen), dies from a heart attack at 71
May in Film & TV History
Miss Atomic Pageant
Linda Lawson is the winner of the 1955 Miss Atomic Pageant, with a mushroom cloud crown for good measure
May 1, 1955Silence is Golden At The First Oscars
The first Academy Awards ceremony took place on this day before just 250 guests. All the movies nominated for what would become known as an Oscar were silent
May 16, 1929The Best Quentin Tarantino Quiz
Do you know the answer to every Tarantino question? Including which Tarantino film script was leaked prior to filming? Or which actor is his most frequent collaborator?
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