On This Day in Film & TV for September 19
Events in Film & TV
- 1888 One of first known modern beauty contests held in Spa, Belgium
- 1910 George M. Cohan's musical "Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford" premieres in NYC
- 1949 "Late Spring", Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu, starring Chishū Ryū, Setsuko Hara and Haruko Sugimura, is released in Japan
- 1951 1st broadcast of "Search for Tomorrow" on CBS-TV
- 1952 "Adventures of Superman" TV series starring George Reeves premieres in syndication in the US
- 1952 The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England
- 1959 Nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland
- 1970 "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" premieres on CBS
- More Events in Film & TV
Joe Morgan
Jeremy Irons
Twiggy
Trisha Yearwood
Jimmy FallonWeddings in Film & TV
- 1945 Actress Shirley Temple (17) weds actor John Agar (24) in an Episcopal ceremony at Wilshire Methodist Church
- 1959 Academy award-winning actor Rod Steiger (34) weds stage and film actress Claire Bloom (28) in Los Angeles, California
- 1998 "Full House" actor John Stamos (35) weds supermodel Rebecca Romijn (25) at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California
Divorces in Film & TV
- 1972 Actor Phil Hartman (23) divorces Gretchen Lewis after 2 years of marriage
- 2016 Actress Angelina Jolie (41) files for divorce from fellow actor Brad Pitt (52) citing irreconcilable differences
More Weddings & Divorces in Film & TV
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
September in Film & TV History
The Smurfs TV Debut
The Smurfs title card from the 1981 TV series
September 12, 1981Fatal Legacy of a Beautiful Riviera
Two famous American women – Grace Kelly and Isadora Duncan, both died after tragic motoring accidents in the same area on this day, though half a century apart.
September 14, 1982Britain's First-Ever TV Ad
The first advertisement on British television appeared on this day showing a tube of ‘tingling fresh’ toothpaste in a block of ice. But all was not as it seemed
September 22, 1955And God Created Brigitte Bardot . . .
Brigitte Bardot, a leading sex symbol of the 1950s and 1960s, was born on this day. Such was her fame that she became widely known simply by her initials – BB.
September 28, 1934
