Event of Interest
Mar 1 After an all-night movie and dinner session with his top advisers, Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses. He dies four days later.

Joseph Stalin
- Mar 5 6th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS): "The Sound Barrier" Best Film
- Mar 8 KSWO TV channel 7 in Lawton, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting
- Mar 8 WFMJ TV channel 21 in Youngstown, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
- Mar 14 KOLR TV channel 10 in Springfield, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
- Mar 17 WBAY TV channel 2 in Green Bay, WI (CBS) begins broadcasting
- Mar 17 WWLP TV channel 22 in Springfield, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting
- Mar 18 KGNC (now KAMR) TV channel 4 in Amarillo, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
Academy Awards
Mar 19 25th Academy Awards: "Greatest Show on Earth", Gary Cooper & Shirley Booth win (1st time televised)

Gary Cooper

Shirley Booth