Aug 31, 2021Movies: 20th Century-Fox Postpones "The Greatest Story Ever Told"Aug. 31, 1961 - Twentieth Century-Fox has "indefinitely postponed" its multimillion dollar production of "The Greatest Story Ever Told,"...
Aug 30, 2021Charles Coburn Dead at 84, Won Oscar in 1943Aug. 30, 1961 - Charles Coburn (pictured with Marilyn Monroe in 1953), whose career in show business covered 68 years, died today of...
Aug 29, 2021Movies: "The Great War," with Vittorio Gassman and Silvana ManganoAug. 29, 1961 - "The Great War," an Italian-made drama, is opening at New York's Trans-Lux Theatre (with subtitles). Vittorio Gassman and...
Aug 28, 2021Movies: Rex Harrison to Play Julius Caesar in "Cleopatra"Aug. 28, 1961 - Rex Harrison has been signed to portray Julius Caesar in 20th Century-Fox’s "Cleopatra," which director Joseph Mankiewicz...