"The Defenders" Episode on Point Shaving to Air Feb. 3
Jan. 15, 1962 - “The Point Shaver,” a drama about a college basketball scandal, will be televised by CBS-TV’s “The Defenders” on Feb. 3,...
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- Jan 15, 2022
Many Hollywood Stars Turn Out for Kovacs Funeral
Jan. 15, 1962 - Ernie Kovacs received final tribute today in simple Presbyterian rites that were attended by many stars of the...
- Jan 14, 2022
TV: Mercedes McCambridge Guest Star on "Bonanza"
Jan. 14, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” bitterly disappointed in her husband’s financial failures, Deborah Banning (Mercedes McCambridge,...
- Jan 13, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"
Jan. 13, 1962 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” a hired man (Jeremy Slate) is sweet on Lacey Parcher (Sherry Jackson, pictured), his boss's...
- Jan 13, 2022
Comedian Ernie Kovacs Dead in Car Crash
Jan. 13, 1962 - Ernie Kovacs, comedian of the theatre, screen, and television, was killed today in a traffic accident. He would have been...
- Jan 12, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Jan. 12, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” wealthy Paul Radin (Joseph Wiseman, right) tries to get three people from his past to...
- Jan 11, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Untouchables"
Jan. 11, 1962 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” after hit man Frankie Gruder (Don Gordon) kills a warehouse guard — and is almost nabbed...
- Jan 11, 2022
TV: Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Malone Guest Stars on "Dr. Kildare"
Jan. 11, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” the hospital administrator, already unpopular with the staff, makes things worse by firing an...
- Jan 9, 2022
Documentary Series "The American Civil War" to Air on ABC Starting Jan. 21
Jan. 9, 1962 - A series of 13 shows about the Civil War will be presented Sundays at 4:30 p.m. over WABC-TV starting Jan. 21. The...
- Jan 9, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
Jan. 9, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” Bart Collins (Robert Duvall) is a frustrated alcoholic actor. After losing out on...
- Jan 9, 2022
TV: William Shatner Guest Stars on "Naked City"
Jan. 10, 1962 - Tonight on “Naked City,” a mentally disturbed painter (William Shatner) confesses to murdering his wife, who was found on...
- Jan 8, 2022
TV: "The Law and Mr. Jones" with James Whitmore
Jan. 8, 1962 - “The Law and Mr. Jones,” a drama series starring James Whitmore (pictured right) as a lawyer, will resume April 19 on...
- Jan 8, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Jan. 8, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Opie joins a secret club and is in charge of the candle they use in their meetings....
- Jan 7, 2022
TV: Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett at Carnegie Hall
Jan. 7, 1962 - Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett will be the stars of a Carnegie Hall concert, to be taped for telecast by CBS on the...
- Jan 7, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Jan. 7, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” a charismatic con man sweeps Margie Owens (Kathie Browne) off her feet with promises of excitement...
- Jan 6, 2022
TV: "CBS Reports" Presents "The Fat American"
Jan. 6, 1962 - A program guaranteed to keep viewers from rushing to the icebox during station breaks will be shown on “CBS Reports”...
- Jan 6, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Have Gun - Will Travel"
Jan. 6, 1962 - Tonight on “Have Gun - Will Travel,” sickly Boise Peabody (Strother Martin, pictured), convinced he'll die by morning,...
- Jan 5, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Jan. 5, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” an old woman has fought with death a thousand times and always won. But now she finds...
- Jan 4, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Untouchables"
Jan. 4, 1962 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” Father Francis Gregory (Arthur Hill) thinks a miracle has happened when Joe Palakopolous...
- Jan 4, 2022
TV: Dr. Joyce Brothers Begins Saturday Program
Jan. 4, 1962 - Dr. Joyce Brothers, the television counselor who offers advice on a wide variety of subjects, will begin a new Saturday...
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