On This Day in Film & TV for November 20
Events in Film & TV
- 1852 Charles Reade and Tom Taylor's historical comedy play "Masks & Faces" premieres in London
- 1954 KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1957 Morton Wishengrad's dramatic play "Rope Dancers", starring Art Carney, Siobhán McKenna, and Theodore Bikel, premieres at Cort Theatre, NYC; runs for 189 performances
- 1958 American puppeteers Jim and Jane Henson establish Muppets, Inc. (now known as The Jim Henson Company)
- 1959 WABC fires Alan Freed over his refusal to swear innocence in payola scandal (accepting bribes from record companies)
- 1961 WPLG TV channel 10 in Miami, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1965 WCNY TV channel 24 in Syracuse, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1976 George Harrison appears on "Saturday Night Live": haggling with Lorne Michaels; performing "Here Comes the Sun" and "Homeward Bound" with Paul Simon; and airing two music videos
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Ming-Na Wen
Robert AltmanWeddings in Film & TV
- 1937 American actor Jackie Coogan (23) weds American actress Betty Grable (20) at St. Brendan Catholic Church in Los Angeles; divorce in 1939
- 1944 Model agency executive Eileen Ottensoser (22) weds businessman Gerard W. Ford (20) in San Francisco, California
- 1986 Comedian and actor Steve Martin (41) weds actress Victoria Tennant (36)
Divorces in Film & TV
- 2007 Linda Bollea (46) divorces professional wrestler Hulk Hogan (53) after 23 years of marriage
More Weddings & Divorces in Film & TV
November in Film & TV History
Theatre Madness, But There’s Method In It
Methodist church founder John Wesley wrote in his journal on this day of an astonishing night at the theatre when events almost literally brought the house down.
November 2, 1743
Talking Revolution that Silenced Hollywood Stars
The musical Oh, Kay! began its Broadway run at New York's Imperial Theatre on this day, introducing pop music standards "Someone To Watch Over Me" and "Do-Do-Do".
November 8, 1926
Ben-Hur Turns Author Into a Soldier of Fortune
Lew Wallace always wanted to be a great soldier. He achieved that, but is best remembered as a great writer – the author of Ben-Hur, published on this day.
November 12, 1880
The 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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