Movies: "The Day the Earth Caught Fire"
Dec. 31, 1961 - Universal Pictures has acquired Western Hemisphere distribution rights to “The Day the Earth Caught Fire,” a British-made...
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- Dec 30, 2021
New York Times Chief Critic Lists 10 Best Films of 1961
Dec. 30, 1961 - Bosley Crowther, New York Times film critic, has listed his “ten best” films of 1961, in order of their release: The...
- Dec 28, 2021
New York Film Critics Vote "West Side Story" Best Picture
Dec. 28, 1961 - “West Side Story” was voted the best motion picture of the year in the 27th annual poll of The New York Film Critics....
- Dec 28, 2021
Elizabeth Taylor Top Money-Making Star in Hollywood for 1961
Dec. 28, 1961 - Elizabeth Taylor was named the movies’ top money-making star today in the 30th annual poll of exhibitors by The Motion...
- Dec 28, 2021
Actress Piper Laurie is Engaged
Dec. 28, 1961 - Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jacobs, parents of actress Piper Laurie (left), today announced her engagement to Joseph M....
- Dec 20, 2021
Spencer Tracy Signed for Stanley Kramer Comedy
Dec. 20, 1961 - Spencer Tracy, now starring in “Judgment at Nuremberg,” has been signed for a key role in Stanley Kramer’s forthcoming...
- Dec 20, 2021
Movies: "One, Two, Three"
Dec. 20, 1961 - Today’s new film is “One, Two, Three,” a comedy with James Cagney, Horst Buchholz (pictured), Pamela Tiffin, and Arlene...
- Dec 20, 2021
Sophia Loren Files Lawsuit Over "El Cid" Billboard
Dec. 20, 1961 - Sophia Loren, the actress, brought suit today because she didn’t get equal billing with Charlton Heston on a...
- Dec 19, 2021
Actor Anthony Franciosa to Wed
Dec. 19, 1961 - Actor Anthony Franciosa (pictured) and Judith R. Balaban Kanter obtained a marriage license at New York’s Municipal...
- Dec 19, 2021
Movies: "Judgment at Nuremberg"
Dec. 19, 1961 - Opening in local theatres today is “Judgment at Nuremberg,” directed and produced by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby...
- Dec 15, 2021
Actor Albert Finney to Divorce
Dec. 15, 1961 - A Shakespearean love story played by Albert Finney (pictured) and Zoe Caldwell has turned into romance offstage. Mr....
- Dec 14, 2021
Movies: World Premiere of "Judgment at Nuremberg" Held in Berlin
Dec. 14, 1961 - An Berlin audience viewed the world premiére of the American film, “Judgment at Nuremberg.” A capacity audience of 1,200...
- Dec 12, 2021
Movies: "The Colossus of Rhodes"
Dec. 12, 1961 - Opening in local theatres today is “The Colossus of Rhodes,” a dubbed Italian import with Rory Calhoun (left) and Lea...
- Dec 12, 2021
West German Media Approve Eichmann Verdict
Dec. 12, 1961 - West German newspapers were unanimous today in approving the verdict against Adolf Eichmann (pictured in 1942) by an...
- Dec 11, 2021
Eichmann Likely To Be Hanged
Dec. 11, 1961 - Israeli judges rejected one by one today the arguments that Adolf Eichmann hoped would gain some mitigation of sentence...
- Dec 10, 2021
Movies: "El Cid" and "Babes in Toyland" Open
Dec. 10, 1961 - Scheduled to arrive this week in local theatres is “El Cid,” a biographical adventure with Charlton Heston and Sophia...
- Dec 10, 2021
Eichmann Convicted in Jerusalem
Dec. 10, 1961 - Adolf Eichmann was convicted in a Jerusalem court this morning of crimes against the Jewish people, crimes against...
- Dec 6, 2021
Movies: "The Ugly American" Delayed as Brando Still Works on "Mutiny"
Dec. 6, 1961 - What happens to a producer-director when he is ready to begin shooting his movie and then has to wait a year for his star?...
- Dec 2, 2021
Movies: Alain Delon to Appear in Upcoming Antonioni Film "L'Eclipse"
Dec. 2, 1961 - 26-year-old Alain Delon, one of France’s top screen idols whose success this year in the French “Purple Noon” and the...
- Dec 2, 2021
Dinah Shore to Divorce George Montgomery
Dec. 2, 1961 - Singer Dinah Shore announced today that she and her husband, actor George Montgomery, were separating and would be...
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