Movie-Set Decorator to Play Eisenhower in "The Longest Day"
Jan. 3, 1962 - Henry Grace (pictured), a movie-set director who has never acted before the cameras, today was cast as General of the Army...
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- Jan 3, 2022
Bob Hope to Host Oscar Ceremonies Again April 9
Jan. 3, 1962 - The winners of the 34th annual Oscar competition will be announced on April 9. For the second consecutive year, the...
- Jan 3, 2022
Dick Powell and June Allyson Reconcile
Jan. 3, 1962 - “We’re just picking up where we left off,” Dick Powell said today of his reconciliation with June Allyson. Lawyers for the...
- Jan 2, 2022
Movies: "The Children's Hour"
Jan. 2, 1962 - William Wyler’s film adaptation of “The Children’s Hour,” with Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, and James Garner, will be...
- Jan 1, 2022
Actor Van Johnson Injured On Stage
Jan. 1, 1962 - Van Johnson (pictured) collapsed on stage today when the tip of one of his fingers was cut off during a performance of...
- Dec 31, 2021
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...
- 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 26, 2021
Movies: "Tender Is the Night" to Open Jan. 19
Dec. 26, 1961 - The film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “Tender is the Night,” with Jennifer Jones and Jason Robards Jr., will...
- Dec 20, 2021
On this day in 1966, “The Sand Pebbles” was released
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- 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...
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