On This Day in Film & TV for May 8
Events in Film & TV
- 1912 Film and television production and distribution studio Paramount Pictures is founded
- 1952 5th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs): "La Ronde" Best Film
- 1953 WIPB TV channel 49 in Muncie, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1958 Classic Hammer horror film "Dracula" film starring Christopher Lee as the eponymous vampire alongside Peter Cushing, directed by Terence Fisher released
- 1963 1st James Bond film, "Dr. No", starring Sean Connery, premieres in US
- 1970 Beatles release 12th, and final, studio album, "Let It Be", in conjunction with the film of the same name
- 1978 ABC TV airs "Stars Salute Israel at 30"
- 1993 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Phil Ware
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Roberto Rossellini
Ricky Nelson
David Attenborough
Jodhi MayWeddings in Film & TV
- 1910 Film producer Samuel Goldwyn (27) weds first wife Blanche Lasky
- 1959 Aspiring American actress Raquel Tejada (18) weds high school sweetheart James Welch; divorce in 1964 - she keeps his name (Raquel Welch)
- 1967 "Bye Bye Birdie" actress Ann-Margret (26) weds actor and screenwriter Roger Smith (34)
More Weddings & Divorces in Film & TV
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1950 Franklin Dyall, British actor (Easy Virtue, Atlantic), dies at 80
- 1952 William Fox [Wilhem Fuchs], Hungarian-American movie theater pioneer and film producer (Fox Film Corporation), dies at 73
- 1967 Barbara Payton [Redfield], American actress known for her tumultuous private life (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies of heart and liver failure due to drug addiction at 39
- 1981 Margaret Lindsay, American actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies at 70
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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