On This Day in Film & TV for October 22
Events in Film & TV
- 1926 J. Gordon Whitehead sucker punches magician Harry Houdini in the stomach in Montreal
- 1932 Film "Red Dust" directed by Victor Fleming, starring Clark Gable, Jean Harlow and Mary Astor premieres
- 1939 NBC becomes first network to televise a pro football game; Brooklyn Dodgers beat Philadelphia Eagles, 23-14 at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field
- 1942 "Now, Voyager" film directed by Irving Rapper, and starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid and Claude Rains, premieres in New York; wins 3 Academy Awards
- 1955 WWNY TV channel 7 in Carthage-Watertown, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1957 KJAC TV channel 4 in Port Arthur-Beaumont, TX (NBC) 1st broadcast
- 1979 Walt Disney World's 100-millionth guest
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Sarah Bernhardt
Joan Fontaine
Jeff GoldblumWeddings in Film & TV
- 1967 Actor Morgan Freeman (30) weds Jeanette Adair Bradshaw
- 1993 Actor James Coburn (65) weds Paula Murad (37)
- 2005 German film and television actress Uschi Glas (61) weds Dieter Hermann in Munich Palace
Divorces in Film & TV
- 2007 Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson (40) divorces actress Kate Hudson (28) due to irreconcilable differences after nearly six years of marriage
More Weddings & Divorces in Film & TV
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1918 Myrtle Gonzalez, American silent film actress regarded as Hollywood's first Latin and Hispanic movie star actress (Missy, The Chalice of Courage, Her Great Part), dies from influenza and heart ailment at 27
- 1981 Michael Granger, actor (Creature with Atom Brain, Pier 5 Havana), dies
- 1984 Napoleon Whiting, actor (Silas-Big Valley), dies at 75
- 1986 Ivor Francis, Canadian-American radio, stage, and screen character actor (Dusty's Trail; The Prisoner of Second Avenue), and acting teacher, dies at 67
October in Film & TV History
Question that Wrecked Sir Henry Irving’s Marriage
Sir Henry Irving, considered the greatest actor of his time, died on this day. His unexpected death shocked and saddened England and fans around the world.
October 13, 1905
Jailhouse Rock Premieres
A publicity shot from the film showing Elvis Presley during the dance sequence in Jailhouse Rock
October 17, 1957
Panic Over War of the Worlds
When Orson Welles decided to present the War of the Worlds story in a radio newscast format, his broadcast on this day apparently caused panic across the US.
October 30, 1938
Windmill Girls Get Dressed And Leave Town
Undressed but unmoving, the Windmill Girls were a big hit at a London theatre that used the slogan, ‘We never closed.’ But on this day it did.
October 31, 1964