Events in Film & TV on March 30

Theater Premiere

1894 George Bernard Shaw's comedy play "Candida" premieres at Theatre Royal, South Shields, England

1895 British inventor Birt Acres films Oxford and Cambridge boat race

Golden Globes

1946 3rd Golden Globes: "The Lost Weekend" and its star Ray Milland, & Ingrid Bergman win

Academy Awards

1955 27th Academy Awards: "On the Waterfront", Marlon Brando & Grace Kelly win

1959 WNED TV channel 17 in Buffalo, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting

Television Premiere

1966 "Color Me Barbra", Barbra Streisand's second TV special and the first in color, premieres on CBS

1970 Soap opera "Another World in Somerset" premieres on NBC, running through 1976

Music Premiere

1972 Revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical-comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", starring Phil Silvers, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC; runs for 156 performances and wins 2 Tony Awards

1981 "Chariots of Fire" directed by Hugh Hudson and starring Ben Cross and Ian Charleson premieres at a Royal Command Film Performance (Best Picture 1982)

Academy Awards

1987 59th Academy Awards: "Platoon", Paul Newman & Marlee Matlin win

Academy Awards

1992 64th Academy Awards: "The Silence of the Lambs", Anthony Hopkins & Jodie Foster win

1992 CBS TV premieres overnight news program "Up To The Minute"
1993 Lanford Wilson's play "Redwood Curtain", starring Jeff Daniels, opens at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NYC; runs for 40 performances
1994 ABC Masters Tournament won by Hobo Boothe

WrestleMania

2003 WrestleMania XIX, Safeco Field, Seattle, WA (54,097): Brock Lesnar wins WWE Heavyweight Championship against Kurt Angle

WrestleMania

2008 WrestleMania XXIV, Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL: Kane defeats Chavo Guerrero; Randy Orton beats Triple H and John Cena in a title Triple Threat match; The Undertaker downs Edge