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...
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- 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...
- Nov 30, 2021
Movies: Janet Leigh Signed for "The Manchurian Candidate"
Nov. 30, 1961 - Janet Leigh has been signed to co-star with Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey in “The Manchurian Candidate,” a United...
- Nov 26, 2021
Movies: "The Wonders of Aladdin"
Nov. 26, 1961 - “The Wonders of Aladdin,” the comedy adaptation of the noted legend, which was filmed on location in Tunisia with Donald...
- Nov 26, 2021
Movies: "Adventures of a Young Man"
Nov. 26, 1961 - Ricardo Montalban and Juano Hernandez have joined the cast of “Adventures of a Young Man,” the Twentieth Century-Fox...
- Nov 24, 2021
John Carradine to Make Broadway Musical Debut
Nov. 24, 1961 - John Carradine (pictured) will make his Broadway musical comedy debut in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the...
- Nov 24, 2021
Movies: "One, Two, Three" with James Cagney
Nov. 24, 1961 - “One, Two, Three,” the Billy Wilder comedy with James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin, and Arlene Francis, has been...
- Nov 23, 2021
Movies: Frank Capra's "Pocketful of Miracles"
Nov. 23, 1961 - “Pocketful of Miracles,” Frank Capra’s new film adaptation of Damon Runyon’s story “Madame La Gimp,” will be the next...
- Nov 22, 2021
Movies: "Blue Hawaii" with Elvis Presley
Nov. 22, 1961 - Arriving in local theatres today is “Blue Hawaii,” a musical romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring...
- Nov 7, 2021
Movies: Burt Lancaster Signed for "The Leopard"
Nov. 7, 1961 - Burt Lancaster has been signed for the role of the Italian prince in the film adaptation of Giuseppe di Lampedusa’s...
- Nov 6, 2021
Paul Newman Succeeding on Stage and in Film
Nov. 6, 1961 - The tendency of Hollywood producers to replace Broadway stars with movie talent when plays are converted into films has...
- Nov 5, 2021
Movies: "King of Kings" Criticized by New York Minister
Nov. 5, 1961 - The Rev. A. DeWitt Mallary Jr., vicar of St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Chapel in New York City, took issue in his sermon...
- Nov 5, 2021
Movies: "Paris Blues" with Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier
Nov. 5, 1961 - Scheduled to open this week in local theatres is “Paris Blues,” a drama with music. Martin Ritt directed the United...
- Nov 3, 2021
Movies: Henry Fonda in "The Longest Day"
Nov. 3, 1961 - In order to accommodate Henry Fonda, who has a tight schedule of acting commitments, Darryl F. Zanuck has decided to film...
- Nov 1, 2021
Movies: "Bachelor in Paradise"
Nov. 1, 1961 - “Bachelor in Paradise,” an MGM comedy with Bob Hope and Lana Turner, will open at New York’s Capitol Theatre on Nov. 16,...
- Nov 1, 2021
Movies: Natalie Wood to Star in "Gypsy"
Nov. 1, 1961 - Natalie Wood will play burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee in the screen version of “Gypsy,” with Rosalind Russell in Ethel...
- Oct 31, 2021
TV: Telecast of Hollywood Anti-Communist Rally on New York’s WPIX
Oct. 31, 1961 - A three-hour taped telecast of an anti-Communist rally (pictured) in Southern California will be shown tomorrow night on...
- Oct 30, 2021
Son to Bing Crosby and Kathy Grant Born in Los Angeles
Oct. 30, 1961 - A son was born today to singer Bing Crosby (pictured right in 1958) and his wife Kathy Grant (left) at Queen of Angels...
- Oct 28, 2021
Movies: Mirisch Brothers Acquire Rights to “A Shot in the Dark”
Oct. 28, 1961 - The Mirisch Brothers, who have ample reason to exult over the reaction to their film production of “West Side Story,”...
- Oct 26, 2021
Movies: Paul Newman, Geraldine Page to Star in “Sweet Bird of Youth”
Oct. 26, 1961 - A movie version of the Tennessee Williams play “Sweet Bird of Youth” was completed recently at the MGM studio. It stars...
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