August 13

Events in Film & TV on August 13

1944 Jackie Gleason-Les Tremayne show premieres on NBC radio
1956 WBIR TV channel 10 in Knoxville, TN (CBS) begins broadcasting

Film Release

1967 "Bonnie and Clyde" crime film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, is released

Faye Dunaway — Actress Faye Dunaway

Warren Beatty — Actor and Filmmaker Warren Beatty

1967 WQLN TV channel 54 in Erie, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting
1972 Dutch KRO-TV transmits 440th & last episode of American western series "Bonanza"
1981 Last broadcast of "The Waltons" on CBS-TV
1992 25th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at DoubleTree Hotel

Television Debut

1997 Animated TV sitcom "South Park" debuts on Comedy Central

Trey Parker — Animator and TV Producer Trey Parker

1998 31st San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
1999 32nd San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
2019 Entertainment companies CBS and Viacom announce they will merge with a combined 28 billion revenue

August in Film & TV

How Paula Yates Discovered Her Real Father
August 31, 1986

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