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Events in Film & TV on February 19

  • 1942 Dutch actors protest obligatory membership of Culture Chamber
  • 1947 CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3"
  • 1960 Bil Keane's "Family Circus" cartoon strip debuts

Appears on tv showTelevision Debut

1971 British TV chat show "Parkinson" debuts on BBC1 presented by Michael Parkinson

TV Host Michael Parkinson
TV Host
Michael Parkinson
  • 1985 British soap opera "Eastenders" premieres on the BBC
  • 1993 Kenya Moore, 22, (Michigan), crowned 42nd Miss USA
  • 1995 1st broadcast of "Woman of Independent Means" on NBC-TV

Film tv awardsBAFTA Awards

2006 59th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS): "Brokeback Mountain" Best Film, Ang Lee Best Director

Filmmaker Ang Lee
Filmmaker
Ang Lee
  • 2008 Toshiba announces its formal recall of its HD DVD video format, ending the format war between it and Sony's Blu-Ray Disc

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