Events in Film & TV on September 25

1886 Comedy opera "Dorothy" first produced in London

Theater Premiere

1934 John Van Druten's comedy play "The Distaff Side" premieres in NYC

Cannes Film Festival

1947 2nd Cannes Film Festival ends with six different awards presented including Best Musical for Vincente Minnelli's" Ziegfeld Follies" and Walt Disney's "Dumbo" Best Animation

1954 WCBD TV channel 2 in Charleston, South Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting
1957 18th Venice Film Festival: Influential Indian film "Aparajito" directed by Satyajit Ray is first film to win the Golden Lion and the Critics Award

Film Release

1959 Hammer horror film "The Mummy" starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing is first released in the UK

1961 KTPS TV channel 62 in Tacoma, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
1965 Beatle cartoon show begins in US
1967 WGBX TV channel 44 in Boston, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting

Album Release

1970 Ringo Starr releases his 2nd solo album "Beaucoups of Blues", a collection of country music recorded in Nashville, Tennessee

1972 KAVT (now KSMQ) TV channel 15 in Austin, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting

Film & TV History

1980 Chevy Chase calls Cary Grant a homo on Tomorrow show, a lawsuit follows

1983 35th Emmy Awards: "Hill Street Blues", "Cheers", Ed Flanders & Shelley Long win
1991 "Good & Evil" premieres on ABC TV
1997 Medical drama "ER" is performed live on TV
2007 Bungie Studios release Halo 3 for Xbox 360