Events in Film & TV on January 25

Conference of Interest

1961 1st live, nationally televised presidential news conference with JFK

35th US President John F. Kennedy — 35th US President
John F. Kennedy

Film Release

1961 Walt Disney's animated film "101 Dalmatians", based on the novel by Dodie Smith and directed by Clyde Geronimi and Hamilton Luske is released in the US

Animator Walt Disney — Animator
Walt Disney

1966 WCMC (now WMGM) TV channel 40 in Wildwood, NJ (NBC) 1st broadcast

Event of Interest

1970 "M*A*S*H", directed by Robert Altman, starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould, is released (Palme d'Or 1970)

Film Director Robert Altman — Film Director
Robert Altman

1971 WHMB TV channel 40 in Indianapolis, IN (IND) begins broadcasting

Golden Globes

1975 32nd Golden Globes: "Chinatown", Jack Nicholson, & Gena Rowlands win

Actor Jack Nicholson — Actor
Jack Nicholson

Film Producer Robert Evans — Film Producer
Robert Evans

1987 3rd Sundance Film Festival: "Waiting for the Moon" and "The Trouble with Dick" (tie) win Grand Jury Prize Dramatic

Event of Interest

1988 US VP George H. W. Bush & Dan Rather clash on "CBS Evening News" as Rather attempts to question Bush about his role in Iran-Contra affair

41st US President George H. W. Bush — 41st US President
George H. W. Bush

1991 Soap opera "Generation's" last episode after a 2½ year run
1998 14th Sundance Film Festival: "Slam" wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic

Golden Globes

2004 61st Golden Globes: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", Sean Penn, and Charlize Theron win

Actress Charlize Theron — Actress
Charlize Theron

Actor and Political Activist Sean Penn — Actor and Political Activist
Sean Penn

2004 20th Sundance Film Festival: "Primer", directed by Shane Carruth, wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
2009 25th Sundance Film Festival: "Precious" based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire" wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
2015 Miss Colombia Paulina Vega is crowned Miss Universe 2014