Events in Film & TV on October 5

Event of Interest

1947 Harry Truman makes the 1st Presidential address televised from the White House

33rd US President Harry Truman — 33rd US President
Harry Truman

1949 WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 WOR (now WWOR) TV channel 9 in NY-Secaucus, NY (IND) begins

Film Release

1956 "The Ten Commandments", directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner opens in the US

Filmmaker and Director Cecil B. DeMille — Filmmaker and Director
Cecil B. DeMille

Actor Charlton Heston — Actor
Charlton Heston

1958 KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, MT (CBS) begins broadcasting
1960 KEYC TV channel 12 in Mankato, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting

Film Release

1961 "Breakfast at Tiffany's" film released, based on the novella by Truman Capote, directed by Blake Edwards and starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard

Actress Audrey Hepburn — Actress
Audrey Hepburn

Author Truman Capote — Author
Truman Capote

Film Premier

1962 "Dr. No", 1st James Bond film based on the novel by Ian Fleming and starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress, premieres in London

1964 KIXE TV channel 9 in Redding, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 KPLM (now KESQ) TV channel 42 in Palm Springs, CA (ABC) begins

Event of Interest

1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus begins airing on BBC TV

Comedian and Actor Michael Palin — Comedian and Actor
Michael Palin

Actor, Comedian John Cleese — Actor, Comedian
John Cleese

1970 PBS becomes a US television network.
1990 "Henry and June" film, based on the book by Anaïs Nin, first film to be given an NC-17 rating in the US, released

Film Release

2007 "Michael Clayton", starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, and Tilda Swinton, is released

Actress Tilda Swinton — Actress
Tilda Swinton

Actor George Clooney — Actor
George Clooney

Event of Interest

2014 Russell Crowe owned South Sydney Rabbitohs beat Canterbury Bulldogs, 30-6 to break 43 year drought and win National Rugby League (Australia) Premiership