Events in Film & TV
Television Premiere
1952 "Adventures of Superman" TV series starring George Reeves premieres in syndication in the US
George Reeves
Event of Interest
1952 The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England
Charlie Chaplin
Event of Interest
1959 Nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland
Nikita Khrushchev
Event of Interest
1970 "The Mary Tyler Moore" show premieres on CBS
Mary Tyler Moore
Film Premier
1975 "Fawlty Towers" starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales and Andrew Sachs premieres on BBC2 in the UK
John Cleese
- 1980 "Ordinary People" directed by Robert Redford and starring Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore and Judd Hirsch is released (Best Picture 1981)
- 1982 34th Emmy Awards: Hill St Blue, Barney Miller, Alan Alda & Carol Kane win
- 1987 Kaye Lani Rae Rafko (Mich), 24, crowned 61st Miss America
Television Debut
1989 "Doogie Howser, M.D.", starring Neil Patrick Harris as a teenage physician, debuts on ABC
Neil Patrick Harris
Film Release
1990 "Goodfellas", directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta, is released
Robert De Niro
Martin Scorsese
Jerry Seinfeld
Film Premier
1994 "ER" premieres on NBC, created by Michael Crichton, starring George Clooney, Anthony Edwards and Noah Wyle
Event of Interest
1998 23rd Toronto International Film Festival: "Life Is Beautiful" directed by Roberto Benigni wins the People's Choice Award
Roberto Benigni
- 2004 56th Emmy Awards: The Sopranos, Arrested Development, James Spader and Allison Janney win
Event of Interest
2009 34th Toronto International Film Festival: "Precious" directed by Lee Daniels wins the People's Choice Award
Lee Daniels
Television Debut
2011 Ashton Kutcher debuts on "Two and a Half Men", replacing Charlie Sheen
Ashton Kutcher
Charlie Sheen
Television Awards
2016 68th Emmy Awards: hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, "Game of Thrones", Julia Dreyfus, Rami Malek win
Birthdays in Film & TV
- 1862 Adeline De Walt Reynolds, American actress (Son of Dracula), born in Benton County, Iowa (d. 1961)
- 1887 Lynne Overman, American actor (Reap the Wild Wind), born in Maryville, Missouri (d. 1943)
- 1888 Porter Hall, American actor (Half-Breed, Double Indemnity), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1953)
- 1889 Ernest Truex, American actor (Fluffy, Scared, His Girl Friday, Pete & Gladys, Mr Peepers), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1973)
- 1900 Ricardo Cortez [Jacob Krantz], American actor and director (The Maltese Falcon), born in NYC, New York (d. 1977)
- 1901 Joe Pasternak, Hungarian-American film producer (Anchors Aweigh, Date With Judy), born in Szilágysomlyó, Austria-Hungary (d. 1991)
- 1904 Else-Marie Hansen, Danish actress (Hvor går Karl hen?), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2003)
- 1905 Betty Garde, American actress (Aggie-Real McCoys), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
- 1910 Margaret Lindsay, American actress (Take a Guess), born in Dubuque, Iowa (d. 1981)
- 1910 Arthur Mullard, English actor, comedian and singer (Romany Jones), born in London (d. 1995)
- 1913 Frances Farmer, American actress (Son of Fury, Flowing Gold, Among the Living), born in Seattle, Washington (1970)
- 1915 Tin-Tan [Germán Valdés], Mexican actor, singer and comedian (Spanish dubbing of The Jungle Book, The Aristocats), born in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico (d. 1973)
- 1926 James Lipton, American actor, writer and host of Inside the Actors Studio, born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1927 William Hickey, American actor (Prizzi's Honor, The Nightmare Before Christmas), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1997)
- 1927 Rosemary Harris, British actress (Spider-Man, The Lion in Winter, Holocaust, Notorious Woman, Tom & Viv), born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England
- 1928 Adam West [William West Anderson], American actor (Batman, Last Precinct), born in Walla Walla, Washington (d. 2017)
- 1930 Antonio Margheriti, Italian filmmaker (Yor, the Hunter from the Future), born in Rome (d. 2002)
- 1931 Raymond "Ray" Danton, American actor and director (Longest Day, Psychic Killer), born in NYC, New York (d. 1992)
- 1931 Jean-Claude Carrière, French screenwriter and actor, who frequently collaborated with Luis Buñuel on his screen plays (Belle de Jour, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Phantom of Liberty), born in Colombières-sur-Orb, France
- 1933 David McCallum, Scottish-American actor (Ilyla Kuryakin-Man From UNCLE), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1940 Paul Williams, American singer, actor and composer (Rainy Days and Mondays, Evergreen), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1942 Freda Payne, American singer and actress, born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1943 Joe Morgan, American MLB 2nd baseman (Reds) and commentator (ESPN), born in Bonham, Texas
- 1945 Randolph Mantooth, American actor (Emergency, Loving), born in Sacramento, California
- 1946 Hans van de Berg, Dutch actor (Ciske the Rat), born in Kampen, Netherlands
Jeremy Irons
1948 Jeremy Irons, English actor (Reversal of Fortune, The Lion King), born in Isle of Wight, England
Jeremy Irons
- 1948 Mihai Timofti, director and actor (Lautarii), born in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
- 1949 Twiggy [Leslie Hornby], English model and actress (Boyfriend, W), born in Neasden, Middlesex, England
- 1950 Rudy Ramos, American actor (Wind-High Chaparral), born in Lawton, Oklahoma
- 1952 Scott Colomby, actor (Stash-Sons & Daughters, Szysznyk), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1955 Rex Smith, American actor and singer (Pirates of Penzance, You Take My Breath Away), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1958 Kevin Hooks, American actor (Sounder, Aaron Loves Angela), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1960 Julianna Young, American model and Playmate (Nov, 1993), born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- 1962 Tonja Walker, American actress (Alex-One Life to Live), born in Huntington, West Virginia
- 1962 Cheri Oteri, American actress and comedian, born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
- 1963 Alessandra Martines, Italian-French dancer and actress (Chance or Coincidence), born in Rome, Italy
- 1964 Kim Richards, American actress (Nanny & Prof, James at 15), born in Long Island, New York
- 1964 Patrick Marber, British playwright and comedian, born in Wimbledon, London, Engla
- 1964 Bob Papa, American sportscaster (NBC Sports), born in Dumont, New Jersey
- 1965 Debbye Turner, Miss America (1990) and TV host, born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1965 Alexandra Vandernoot, Belgian actress (Highlander: The Series), born in Brussels, Belgium
- 1965 Sabine Paturel, French singer (Les Bêtises) and actress, born in Toulon, France
- 1966 Yoshihiro Takayama, Japanese professional wrestler, born in Sumida, Tokyo
- 1967 Alexander Karelin, Russian-Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler, born in Novosibirsk, Russia
- 1970 Victor Williams, American actor (The King of Queens), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1971 Sanaa Lathan, American actress (The Best Man Holiday), born in NYC, New York
- 1973 Jeremy Jordan, American singer and actor, born in Hammond, Indiana
- 1974 Victoria Silvstedt, Swedish model (1997 Playmate of the Year), born in Skelleftehamn, Sweden
Jimmy Fallon
1974 Jimmy Fallon, American actor and comedian, born in NYC, New York
Jimmy Fallon
- 1976 Alison Sweeney, American actress (Days of Our Lives), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1978 Michelle Alves, Brazilian supermodel, born in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
- 1978 Nigel Mitchell, English TV presenter (Quizmania and Capital Disney), born in Kingston Upon Thames, England
- 1979 Dannielle Brent, British actress (Bad Girls), born in Rush Green, London
- 1979 Noémie Lenoir, French supermodel and actress, born in Les Ulis, France
- 1982 Columbus Short, American actor and choreographer, born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1984 Kevin Zegers, Canadian actor and model, born in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
- 1986 Peter Vack, American voice actor, born in NYC, New York
- 1987 Danielle Panabaker, American actress
- 1987 Guy Williams, New Zealand comedian and TV personality (Jono and Ben), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1990 Saki Fukuda, Japanese actress
- 1991 Demelza Reveley, Australian model
- 1994 Alex Etel, British actor
Weddings in Film & TV
Wedding of Interest
1945 Actress Shirley Temple (17) weds actor John Agar (24) in an Episcopal ceremony at Wilshire Methodist Church
Shirley Temple
Wedding of Interest
1959 Academy award winning actor Rod Steiger (34) weds stage and film actress Claire Bloom (28) in Los Angeles, California
Rod Steiger
- 1998 "Full House" actor John Stamos (35) weds supermodel Rebecca Romijn (25) at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California
- 2008 NBC's The Biggest Loser contestant Matt Hoover (30) weds Suzy Preston (30) at the Grand Lido Negril resort in Jamaica
Wedding of Interest
2009 "500 Days of Summer" actress Zooey Deschanel (29) weds "Death Cab for Cutie" singer Ben Gibbard (33) in Seattle, Washington
Zooey Deschanel
- 2015 "Girls" TV star Allison Williams (27) weds College Humor co-founder Ricky Van Veen (34) at Brush Creek Ranch in Saratoga, Wyoming
Divorces in Film & TV
Divorce of Interest
1972 Actor Phil Hartman (23) divorces Gretchen Lewis after 2 years of marriage
Phil Hartman
Divorce of Interest
2016 Actress Angelina Jolie (41) files for divorce from fellow actor Brad Pitt (52) citing irreconcilable differences
Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1938 Pauline Frederick, American actress (b. 1883)
- 1949 Will Cuppy, American humorist (The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody), dies at 65
- 1967 Martin Block, TV announcer (Chesterfield Supper Club), dies at 64
- 1969 Rex Ingram, American actor (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tarzan of the Apes, The ten Commandments), dies of a heart attack at 73
- 1973 Bobby Gilbert, American actor (Some Like It Hot,The Rebel Set), dies of hepatitis at 75
- 1974 Eve March, actress (Adam's Rib, Danny Boy), dies at 63
- 1984 June Preisser, American acrobatic dancer and actress (Babes in Arms, Strike Up the Band), dies in a car crash at 64
- 1989 Guido de Moor, actor (Flanagan, Because of the Cats), dies
- 1992 Frederick Combs, playwright/director, dies of AIDS at 57
- 1993 Richard Landau, US screenwriter (Back to Bataan), dies at 79
- 2000 Ann Doran, American actress (Longstreet, Shirley, Rebel Without a Cause), dies at 89
- 2006 Elizabeth Allen, American actress (b. 1929)
- 2009 Eduard Zimmermann, German broadcaster (b. 1929)
- 2017 Bernie Casey, American actor (Boxcar Bertha, Rent-a-Cop), dies at 78
September in History
Mad Monk Burns 2,000 At The Stake
With convictions similar to the Nazis 500 years later, Spain's 15th Century Grand Inquisitor wanted to drive the Jews from his country.
September 16, 1498
Arc Lamps Light the Way to World-Beating Display
"Artificial sunshine" came to a Northern England holiday resort in 1879, dazzling the visitors and showing the world the possibilities of outside electricity.
September 18, 1879
The Story of the First Country to Grant Women the Vote
In the late 19th century the women's suffrage movement was widespread in Europe, America, Britain and its colonies. But who was first to grant women the vote?
September 19, 1893
A Sheep's Coat at Sunrise, A Man's Coat at Sunset
Is it possible to produce a wearable man’s coat from wool shorn from a sheep the same day? They did it in 1811 and again – in record time – 180 years later.
September 21, 1991