Events in Film & TV on September 4

1936 "Swing Time", directed by George Stevens, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, is released

1961 Carol Burnett-Richard Hayes Show premieres on CBS radio

1967 Jerry Lewis' 2nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon

1981 Newscaster David Brinkley is released by NBC

1989 Jerry Lewis' 24th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $42,737,219
1989 46th Venice Film Festival: "A City of Sadness" directed by Hsiao-hsien Hou debuts and wins the Golden Lion

1990 47th Venice Film Festival: "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead" directed by Tom Stoppard wins the Golden Lion

1992 "Scared Silent" is 1st non news program to be seen on 3 networks simultaneously. (CBS, NBC & PBS), about child abuse hosted by Oprah
1995 Jerry Lewis' 30th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $47,800,000

1995 Cult TV series "Xena: Warrior Princess" starring Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor debuts in the US

1998 1st ever "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" hosted by Chris Tarrant debuts on ITV in Britain

2002 Before a U.S. Congressional panel, Doris Roberts testifies that age discrimination is prevalent in Hollywood

2004 Dramatic film "Finding Neverland" about playwright J. M. Barrie's relationship with a family who inspired his creation of Peter Pan, premieres at the Venice Film Festival

2008 "The Hurt Locker" directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Jeremy Renner premieres at the Venice Film Festival (Best Picture 2010)

2019 YouTube fined $170 million for illegally collecting data on children's viewing habits by US Federal Trade Commission

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