Movies: “Lilies of the Field”
Oct. 1, 1963 - Opening today is “Lilies of the Field,” a comedy drama film by James Poe from the 1962 novel of the same name by William...
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- Sep 24
Movies: “Lilies of the Field”
Sept. 24, 1963 - “Lilies of the Field,” winner of three awards at the Berlin Film Festival, opens Oct. 16 at the Egyptian Theater in Los...
- Sep 23
Brock Peters Signed for Leading Role in “The Pawnbroker”
Sept. 23, 1963 - Brock Peters (left) has been signed for a leading role with Rod Steiger (right) in “The Pawnbroker,” which starts...
- Sep 23
Movies: Ingmar Bergman’s “The Silence”
Sept. 23, 1963 - Opening today is “The Silence,” a Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Ingrid Thulin...
- Sep 18
Movies: “Dementia 13”
Sept. 18, 1963 - “Dementia 13,” a black-and-white horror film produced by Roger Corman, written and directed by 24-year-old Francis...
- Sep 18
Actor Gig Young Marries Beverly Hils Real Estate Dealer
Sept. 18, 1963 - Actor Gig Young and Elaine Garner Williams, a Beverly Hills real estate dealer, were married in Civil Court in Juarez,...
- Sep 18
Movies: “X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes”
Sept. 18, 1963 - Opening today is “X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes,” a science fiction horror film in Pathécolor, produced and directed by...
- Sep 18
Movies: “The Haunting”
Sept. 18, 1963 - Opening today is “The Haunting,” a horror film directed and produced by Robert Wise. The film was adapted by Nelson...
- Sep 16
Movies: “Tom Jones”
Sept. 16, 1963 - The British screen version of Henry Fielding’s classic novel, “Tom Jones,” will have its American premiere on Oct. 7 at...
- Sep 14
Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood” Headed for Big Screen
Sept. 14, 1963 - A major literary effort by Truman Capote (right), author of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” appears to be headed for the big...
- Sep 13
Movies: “The V.I.P.’s”
Sept. 13, 1963 - Opening today is “The V.I.P.s,” a British comedy-drama film in Metrocolor and Panavision. It was directed by Anthony...
- Sep 11
Movies: “Shock Corridor”
Sept. 11, 1963 - Opening today is “Shock Corridor,” a psychological thriller written and directed by Samuel Fuller and starring Peter...
- Sep 9
Movies: “Kiss of the Vampire”
Sept. 9, 1963 - Opening Wednesday is “Kiss of the Vampire,” a British horror film made by the film studio Hammer Film Productions. The...
- Sep 3
Movies: “The Haunting”
Sept. 3, 1963 - “The Haunting,” a film version of Shirley Jackson’s novel, “The Haunting of Hill House,” will open in New York Sept. 18...
- Sep 1
Movies: “The Cardinal”
Sept. 1, 1963 - “The Cardinal,” a film dealing with religious conflicts within the Roman Catholic Church, will have its world premiere on...
- Sep 1
Movies: “The Americanization of Emily”
Sept. 1, 1963 - Julie Andrews has been signed for the title role in “The Americanization of Emily,” which William Wyler will direct in...
- Aug 29
Actress Joan O’Brien in Custody Battle
Aug. 29, 1963 - Actress Joan O’Brien (pictured in 1959), called an “unfit mother” by two divorced husbands and one estranged mate, agreed...
- Aug 29
Horror Series at New Yorker Theater
Aug. 29, 1963 - Vampires, mummies, and assorted monsters run rampant at the New Yorker Theater next month when the uptown revival house...
- Aug 28
Lovesick Maid Tries to Murder Actor George Montgomery
Aug. 28, 1963 - A lovesick maid who said she didn’t want actor George Montgomery (top) running around “with those stupid glamour girls”...
- Aug 27
Movies: “The Pawnbroker”
Aug. 27, 1963 - New York will be the setting for the feature film “The Pawnbroker,” which goes into production September 16. Rod Steiger...
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