March 12

Events in Film & TV on March 12

Event of Interest

1912 Helen Hayes Theater (Little Theatre) opens at 240W 44th St, NYC

Actress Helen Hayes — Actress
Helen Hayes

Grammy Awards

1964 6th Grammy Awards: Days of Wine & Roses, Barbra Streisand wins 2

Singer-Songwriter and Actress Barbra Streisand — Singer-Songwriter and Actress
Barbra Streisand

1964 WKAB TV channel 32 in Montgomery, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting
1973 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In last airs on NBC-TV
1982 PLO chief Yassar Arafat appears on "Nightline"

Film and TV Awards

1985 11th People's Choice Awards: Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep win (Motion Picture) and Tom Selleck, Joan Collins & Linda Evans win (TV)

Actor and Director Clint Eastwood — Actor and Director
Clint Eastwood

Actress Meryl Streep — Actress
Meryl Streep

Actor Tom Selleck — Actor
Tom Selleck

Film and TV Awards

1989 15th People's Choice Awards: Dustin Hoffman & Meryl Streep win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Bill Cosby & Phylicia Rashad win (TV)

Actor Dustin Hoffman — Actor
Dustin Hoffman

Actor/Comedian Bill Cosby — Actor/Comedian
Bill Cosby

Actress Meryl Streep — Actress
Meryl Streep

1993 Cleveland radio station WMMS-FM/101.7 is bought by Disney
1993 Entertainment Tonight's 3,000th show
2002 Animated film "Ice Age" directed by Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha, with voices by Denis Leary and John Leguizamo premieres
2002 US crime series "The Shield" starring Michael Chiklis premieres on FX

Film Premier

2012 "The Hunger Games" directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence premieres in Los Angeles

Actress Jennifer Lawrence — Actress
Jennifer Lawrence

Actress and Director Elizabeth Banks — Actress and Director
Elizabeth Banks

2019 Dozens charged in US college admission scandal by US federal prosecutors, including actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman

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