Events in Film & TV on December 17

1902 Frank Wedekind's play "Der Erdgeist" premieres in Berlin

1949 Tennessee Williams' stage drama "A Streetcar Named Desire", starring Jessica Tandy, Marlon Brando, and Kim Hunter, and directed by Elia Kazan closes at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 855 performances, winning a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize

1957 Last episode of "The Nat King Cole Show" airs on NBC, cancelled due to lack of national sponsorship

1964 "Goldfinger", 3rd James Bond film, starring Sean Connery and Honor Blackman premieres in London

1965 1st concert event at Houston Astrodome: Judy Garland headlines, with The Supremes as opening act

1977 Elvis Costello & The Attractions 1st US TV appearance on "Saturday Night Live"

1983 Peggy Lee's one-woman show "Peg" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC after 5 performances

1989 "The Simpsons" created by Matt Groening, premieres on Fox TV as a full animated series with the episode, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"

2014 Sony Pictures cancels the release of "The Interview", starring Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan, and James Franco, after a cyber attack on the studio

2017 "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" takes more than $450m worldwide in its opening weekend, 2nd largest opening in North America ($220m)