On This Day in Film & TV for May 23
Events in Film & TV
- 1922 Walt Disney incorporates his 1st film company Laugh-O-Gram Films
- 1953 WHIZ TV channel 18 in Zanesville, OH (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1960 WGTV TV channel 8 in Athens-Atlanta, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1960 WRCA radio changes call letters back to WNBC (NYC)
- 1962 15th Cannes Film Festival: "Keeper of Promises" directed by Anselmo Duarte wins the Palme d'Or
- 1963 NBC purchases 1963 AFL championship game TV rights for $926,000
- 1963 16th Cannes Film Festival: "The Leopard" directed by Luchino Visconti wins the Palme d'Or
- 1969 BBC orders 13 episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus
- More Events in Film & TV
Douglas Fairbanks
Drew Carey
John Nash
Roger MooreWeddings in Film & TV
- 1992 "Once and Again" actress Sela Ward (35) weds actor Howard Sherman (42)
- 1992 Actress Anjelica Huston (40) weds sculptor Robert Graham (54)
Divorces in Film & TV
- 2016 Actress Amber Heard (30) files for divorce from fellow actor Johnny Depp (52)
More Weddings & Divorces in Film & TV
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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