Movies: 'Tippi' Hedren To Make Film Debut in Hitchcock's "The Birds"
Mar. 31, 1962 - Starring in Alfred Hitchcock’s film “The Birds,” currently before the cameras in California, are Rod Taylor, Suzanne...
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- Mar 31, 2022
Movies: Martin Ritt and Paul Newman's Next Project: "Hud"
Mar. 31, 1962 - Salem Productions, the independent film company headed by director Martin Ritt and Paul Newman, has settled on the first...
- Mar 30, 2022
Movies: Lee J. Cobb To Play Sinatra's Father in "Come Blow Your Horn"
Mar. 30, 1962 - Lee J. Cobb will portray Frank Sinatra’s father in the Paramount adaptation of the stage comedy, “Come Blow Your Horn.”...
- Mar 27, 2022
Movies: Suzanne Pleshette Signed to Warners Contract
Mar. 27, 1962 - Suzanne Pleshette, who is currently before the cameras in California in Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” and co-stars with...
- Mar 25, 2022
Ingrid Bergman to Star in Ibsen Play on CBS-TV
Mar. 25, 1962 - Ingrid Bergman (center) and Michael Redgrave (right) will co-star next season in “Hedda Gabler” on CBS-TV. Mr. Redgrave...
- Mar 24, 2022
Movies: Director Milestone Blames "Mutiny" Delays on Brando
Mar. 24, 1962 - The MGM remake of “The Mutiny on the Bounty” has been subject to countless delays and troubles. Many in Hollywood —...
- Mar 21, 2022
Eddie Fisher Denies Marital Rift with Elizabeth Taylor
Mar. 21, 1962 - Eddie Fisher (center), the singer, arrived in New York from Rome by plane tonight and denied reports that he and his...
- Mar 21, 2022
U.S. Senators See Preview of "Advise and Consent," Give Mixed Reviews
Mar. 21, 1962 - More than half the U.S. Senators saw last night Hollywood’s version of the Senate in action. The occasion was a private...
- Mar 21, 2022
Prince Rainier Alleged Financial Woes "Nonsense," Says Princess Grace's Secretary
Mar. 21, 1962 - Sources in Monaco today denied a rumor that in returning to moviemaking Princess Grace was helping her husband, Prince...
- Mar 21, 2022
Rex Harrison Marries Rachel Roberts in Genoa Amid Chaotic Scene
Mar. 21, 1962 - Rex Harrison married Rachel Roberts, the British actress, today in Italy in a ceremony that shifted abruptly from one...
- Mar 21, 2022
Movies: Hitchcock Financing "The Birds" Himself
Mar. 21, 1962 - Alfred Hitchcock is using his own money to finance his latest movie, it was learned today. The cost will be well in...
- Mar 20, 2022
Double Feature: "The George Raft Story" and "Look in Any Window"
Mar. 20, 1962 - Two new Allied Artists presentations will open today on a double-bill program at neighborhood theatres. “The George Raft...
- Mar 19, 2022
Princess Grace to Star in Hitchcock's "Marnie"
Mar. 19, 1962 - Princess Grace of Monaco, the former Grace Kelly of Philadelphia, will return to motion pictures this summer when she...
- Mar 18, 2022
Movies: "Twenty Plus Two" with David Janssen
Mar. 18, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “Twenty Plus Two,” directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring David Janssen, Jeanne...
- Mar 18, 2022
"The Guns of Navarone" Voted Best Film of 1961 in Poll by The Film Daily
Mar. 18, 1962 - “The Guns of Navarone” was voted the best picture of 1961 in the 39th annual poll of movie critics, reviewers and...
- Mar 17, 2022
Movies: Truffaut Prepares Next Film with Jean-Pierre Léaud
Mar. 17, 1962 - Director Francois Truffaut (right), pleased by the critical and popular success in Paris of “Jules and Jim,” is hard at...
- Mar 13, 2022
Movies: Bette Davis To Star in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"
Mar. 13, 1962 - Bette Davis, one of the stars of “The Night of the Iguana,” is bowing out of the Tennessee Williams play. She will be...
- Mar 12, 2022
Jane Fonda to Make Third Broadway Appearance
Mar. 12, 1962 - Jane Fonda, daughter of Henry Fonda, will star in her third Broadway appearance. She has been signed by Jay Julien for...
- Mar 12, 2022
Movies: Richard Harris Signed for "The Great Escape"
Mar. 12, 1962 - Richard Harris, Irish stage and screen actor, who just completed a leading characterization in the MGM remake of “Mutiny...
- Mar 11, 2022
Ethel Waters Collapses
Mar. 11, 1962 - Ethel Waters (pictured with Billy Graham in 1957), the singer and actress, was recovering at her home today after she had...
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