On This Day in Film & TV for May 31
Events in Film & TV
- 1953 WSUN TV channel 38 in St Petersburg-Tampa, FL (IND) 1st broadcast
- 1962 "Tell It To Groucho" last airs on CBS-TV
- 1965 12th National Film Awards (India): "Charulata" wins the Golden Lotus
- 1968 Movie star James Stewart retires from the US Air Force after 27 years of service
- 1970 KDUB TV channel 40 in Dubuque, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1971 WDXR (now WKPD) TV channel 29 in Paducah, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1992 "The 1992 Boat Show" - the 193rd and final episode of US comedy series "Night Court" - airs on NBC-TV, completing a 9 season run
- 2004 "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released in UK cinemas
- More Events in Film & TV
Clint Eastwood
Brooke Shields
Colin FarrellWeddings in Film & TV
- 2002 "NYPD Blue" actress Sharon Lawrence (30) weds doctor Thomas Apostle at Saint Sophia Cathedral in Los Angeles
- 2008 "Law & Order" actress Alana De La Garza (31) weds writer Michael Roberts in Orlando, Orange County, Florida
- 2010 Actress Jane Lynch marries clinical psychologist Lara Embry in Sunderland, Massachusetts (divorced 2014)
Divorces in Film & TV
- 1949 American singer and actress Doris Day (27) divorces American saxophonist George Weidler (23) after 3 years of marriage
- 2007 Actress Billie Piper and radio DJ Chris Evans divorce after 6 years of marriage
More Weddings & Divorces in Film & TV
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1947 Adrienne Ames [McClure], American actress (Black Sheep; 24 Hours), dies of cancer at 39
- 1977 William Castle, American film director (b. 1914)
- 1987 Dorothy Patrick, Canadian-American actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies at 65
- 1989 Terry Drinkwater, American CBS news correspondent, dies at 53 of cancer
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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