Events in Film & TV on December 12

  • 1897 Rudolph Dirks' 1st Katzenjammer cartoon strip in NY Journal
  • 1912 Rudolf Friml and Otto Harbach's musical "Firefly" premieres in New York City
  • 1928 Robert Nichols and Maurice Browne's play "Wings over Europe" premieres in New York City
  • 1937 NBC & RCA sends 1st mobile-TV vans onto the streets of NY
  • 1964 Shooting starts for "Star Trek" pilot "The Cage" (Menagerie)

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1966 "A Man for All Seasons" based on the play by Robert Bolt, directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Paul Scofield premieres in New York (Best Picture 1967)

Actor Paul Scofield
Actor
Paul Scofield
  • 1968 Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock 'n Roll Circus"-never aired

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1977 "Saturday Night Fever", a film starring John Travolta, premieres in NYC

Actor John Travolta
Actor
John Travolta

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1988 "Rainman" directed by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise premieres in New York (Best Picture 1989)

Actor Dustin Hoffman
Actor
Dustin Hoffman
Actor Tom Cruise
Actor
Tom Cruise
  • 1992 Julia Kurotchkina, 18, of Russia, crowned 42nd Miss World
  • 1995 CBC announces Radio Canada International service to end on March 31

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1997 Fed judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby's daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from him

Actor/Comedian Bill Cosby
Actor/Comedian
Bill Cosby

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2001 Winona Ryder is arrested on shoplifting charges in Beverly Hills, California

Actress Winona Ryder
Actress
Winona Ryder