Events in Film & Television in 1991

Jan 11 Ric Flair wins NWA/WCW wrestling title

Jan 19 48th Golden Globes: Dances with Wolves, Jeremy Irons, & Kathy Bates wins

Feb 2 Sting scores his second UK #1 album with 'The Soul Cages'

Feb 4 Alex Trebek becomes first person to host three American game shows at the same time (Jeopardy!, Classic Concentration, To Tell the Truth)

Feb 14 "The Silence of the Lambs" film based on the book by Thomas Harris, directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, is released (Best Picture 1992)

Feb 25 Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky and John Candy buy CFL's Toronto Argonauts

Mar 11 17th People's Choice Awards: Mel Gibson & Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Bill Cosby & Kirstie Alley win (TV)

Mar 17 44th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS): "Goodfellas" Best Film, Martin Scorsese Best Director

Mar 24 WrestleMania VII in LA Memorial Sports Arena, CA: Hulk Hogan beats Sgt Slaughter for WWF Heavyweight title

Apr 11 Musical "Miss Saigon" created by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil opens at Broadway Theater NYC

Apr 22 Johnny Carson announces he will retire next year from "The Tonight Show"

May 3 356th & final episode of CBS second longest running series TV show "Dallas", (2nd only to "Gunsmoke")

Jun 6 NBC announces Jay Leno will succeed Johnny Carson as host on "The Tonight Show" on May 25, 1992

Jun 10 David Lynch's "Twin Peaks" airs its final episode airs on ABC-TV

Jun 14 "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" opens directed by Kevin Reynolds and starring Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman

Jun 23 "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Babalu Music"

Jun 27 Emmy 18th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 12th time

Jun 29 "Jackie Mason - Brand New" closes at Neil Simon Theater, NYC, after 216 performances

Jul 1 "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Edward Furlong premieres at Century City, California

Jul 2 Donald Trump proposes to Marla Maples and gives her a 7.5 carat diamond ring

Aug 1 Actress Hedy Lamarr, aged 77 is arrested for shoplifting in Florida

Aug 8 Actor Gary Oldman is arrested for drunk driving

Sep 2 Jerry Lewis' 26th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45,071,657

Oct 18 "My Own Private Idaho" directed and written by Gus van Sant starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves is released

Nov 14 Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video premieres on FOX TV

Nov 22 "Phool Aur Kaante", the film debut of famous Indian actor Ajay Devgan, is released

Dec 11 "Hook", a swashbuckling film sequel to the Peter Pan story, directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman premieres

Dec 20 "Father of the Bride" film starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, and Martin Short, is released