On This Day in Film & TV for November 21
Events in Film & TV
- 1920 Silent film "The Last of the Mohicans" released, adapted from James Fenimore Cooper's novel, starring Wallace Beery, Barbara Bedford
- 1931 Horror film "Frankenstein" is released, starring Boris Karloff as the monster, directed by James Whale and based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"
- 1946 "The Best Years of Our Lives", film directed by William Wyler, based on MacKinlay Kantor's novella Glory for Me, starring Myrna Loy and Fredric March, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1947)
- 1947 Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St Louis, to win National Wrestlingg Association world heavyweight title
- 1953 WKJG TV channel 33 in Ft Wayne, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1955 KTVO TV channel 3 in Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1959 Entertainer Jack Benny (violin) and US Vice-President Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet
- More Events in Film & TV
Birthdays in Film & TV
- 1881 Arthur Chesney [Kellaway], British stage and screen character actor (The Lodger; Chelsea Life), born in Wandsworth, London, England (d. 1949)
- 1894 Corinne Griffith, American actress dubbed "The Orchid Lady of the Screen" (3 Hours, Lilies of Field), born in Texarkana, Texas (d. 1979)
- 1894 Max Miller [Thomas Henry Sargent], English comedian known as The Cheeky Chappie, born in Brighton, England (d. 1963)
- 1899 Jobyna Ralston, American actress (For Heaven's Sake), born in South Pittsburg, Tennessee (d. 1967)
Weddings in Film & TV
- 1983 NY Ranger Ron Greschner marries model Carol Alt
- 1983 Actor Ed Harris (33) weds actress Amy Madigan (33)
- 1987 American actress Demi Moore (25) weds American actor Bruce Willis (32) at The Little White Chapel in Las Vegas; divorce in 2000
More Weddings & Divorces in Film & TV
Bill BixbyNovember 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, 1743Talking 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, 1926Ben-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, 1880The 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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