TopBilled Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 january twenty-fourth 1946: Walter Wanger has revised and deleted scenes in SCARLET STREET so it can be shown in New York. 1951: At the Emmys, Groucho Marx is given a special award as best television personality. Best actress recipient is Gertrude Berg, and best actor is Alan Young. 1954: THE CAINE MUTINY premieres in New York. 1954: Ernest Hemingway and his wife have survived a plane crash in Uganda. 1958: A FAREWELL TO ARMS premieres in New York. Tomorrow: Billy Wilder’s latest picture… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 january twenty-fifth 1947: Al Capone has died at home in Palm Island, Florida. He was 48. 1949: The first ever Emmy awards take place in Hollywood. 1954: Billy Wilder has bought the rights to Charles Lindbergh’s autobiography, The Spirit of St. Louis, for $1 million. 1961: President Kennedy holds the first presidential news conference on both radio and TV. Tomorrow: a royal divorce for Rita Hayworth… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 january twenty-sixth 1944: Top songs—Shoo Shoo Baby; and Oh What a Beautiful Morning. 1946: L.B. Mayer’s horse ‘Honeymoon’ wins the Santa Maria stakes in California. 1953: Rita Hayworth has divorced Prince Aly Khan in Reno. Tomorrow: Anne Baxter is unlucky in love… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 january twenty-seventh 1941: About 10,000 items are on display in New York from William Randolph Hearst’s art collection. 1944: The Lost Weekend is published. 1950: TWELVE O’CLOCK HIGH premieres in New York. 1953: Anne Baxter is now divorced from John Hodiak in Hollywood. 1959: Musical comedy star of the 1920s and 30s Frances Williams has died in New York. She was 57 and known for first introducing the Charleston. Tomorrow: a special honor for Milton Berle… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 january twenty-eighth 1944: Leonard Bernstein’s symphony number one, called ‘Jeremiah,’ premieres in Pittsburgh. It will win the Music Critics Circle Award later in the year. 1950: Milton Berle has been given an Emmy as best television personality. Ed Wynn is also singled out for best live performance. 1973: Buddy Ebsen is back on screen—Barnaby Jones debuts on CBS-TV. 1978: Fantasy Island, starring Ricardo Montalban, debuts on ABC-TV. Tomorrow: wedding bells for the Newmans… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 january twenty-ninth 1947: Arthur Miller’s All My Sons opens on Broadway to favorable reviews. 1948: Johnny Weissmuller divorces his wife in Reno and takes a new bride on the same day. 1951: Eighteen year old Liz Taylor divorces 24 year old Conrad Hilton Jr. in Hollywood. 1952: Xavier Cugat is divorced by his wife in Santa Monica. 1953: ROAD TO BALI premieres in New York. 1958: Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward marry in Las Vegas. Tomorrow: a president’s birthday… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 january thirtieth 1941: It’s FDR’s birthday, and the nation celebrates with thousands of parties. 1948: Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated. 1961: Bobby Darin headlines his first special on NBC. Tomorrow: famous author’s last days… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 january thirty-first 1941: Richard Wright is lauded for his book Native Son, about the plight of black Americans. 1946: DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID, starring Paulette Goddard, premieres in New York. 1956: A.A. Milne, author of Winnie the Pooh, has died in England at age 74. Tomorrow: the early days of Cinemascope… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 february first 1945: James Thurber’s The Thurber Carnival is published. 1947: Bob Hope and Jack Benny have the top radio programs. 1953: 20th Century Fox says it is switching to Cinemascope. THE ROBE will cost $4.2 million. 1955: BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK premieres in New York. Tomorrow: another marriage for Rita Hayworth… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 february second 1948: Cry the Beloved Country is published by Scribners. 1950: Ingrid Bergman has a son by Roberto Rossellini in Rome. 1950: THE THIRD MAN premieres in New York. 1956: Bob Burns, Arkansas comedian in radio and films, has died at age 65 in Encino. 1958: Rita Hayworth has married producer James Hill in Beverly Hills. Tomorrow: a new book from Michener… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 february third 1942: A.J. Cronin’s Keys of the Kingdom tops the bestsellers list. It will be made into a 20th Century Fox motion picture. 1947: James Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific is published. 1949: According to an editors and publishers survey, over 52 million newspapers are sold daily in the U.S.; with an additional 46 million sold on Sundays. 1959: Vincent Astor, chairman of Newsweek since 1937, is dead at 67 in New York. Tomorrow: Tennessee Williams’ latest play… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 february fourth 1946: Born Yesterday opens on Broadway with Judy Holliday and Paul Douglas, receiving favorable reviews. 1951: The Rose Tattoo opens with Eli Wallach and Maureen Stapleton in the lead roles. 1953: Ben Ames Williams, author of 1200 short stories and novels, dies at 63. Tomorrow: Oscar actor’s last days… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 february fifth 1946: George Arliss has died at age 77 in London. He received the Oscar for DISRAELI. 1953: Emmy awards—I Love Lucy is the best sitcom; and Your Show of Shows is the best variety program. 1959: Our Gang child star Don ‘Fats’ Law dies at age 38 in Pennsylvania. Tomorrow: a divorce for Rex Harrison… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 february sixth 1952: WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE premieres in New York. 1956: The Last Hurrah, by Edwin O’Connor, has been published. 1957: Lilli Palmer has divorced Rex Harrison in Juarez, Mexico. Tomorrow: wedding bells for Ginger Rogers… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 february seventh 1944: A Bell for Adano is published. It will be made into a 20th Century Fox motion picture. 1952: Philip Epstein dies at age 42 in Los Angeles. He wrote CASABLANCA. 1953: Ginger Rogers marries Jacques Bergerac in Palm Springs. 1954: Poet Maxwell Bodenheim and his wife have been murdered in New York’s bowery district. 1957: Susan Hayward marries an attorney in Phoenix. Tomorrow: Edward R. Murrow news… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 february eighth 1947: Lydia Bailey tops the bestsellers and will be made into a motion picture by 20th Century Fox. 1952: Dennis Day’s show debuts on NBC. 1954: Edward Murrow’s CBS newscast is named the best radio program. 1960: Official groundbreaking takes place on this day for the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1974: Good Times debuts on CBS. Tomorrow: jail time for Mitchum… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 february ninth 1941: Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls is named the outstanding book of the previous year. Paramount will turn the story into a motion picture. 1949: Robert Mitchum has received a 60-day prison sentence in Los Angeles. He had previously been arrested for possession of marijuana. 1950: Ingrid Bergman, who has already had a child with Roberto Rossellini, obtains a divorce from Dr. Peter Lindstrom in Juarez, Mexico. 1950: Gloria De Haven and John Payne are divorced in Hollywood. 1951: Greta Garbo becomes a U.S. citizen in Los Angeles. 1951: Terry Moore marries a West Point football star in Glendale. Tomorrow: Chaplin is indicted… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 february tenth 1941: Paramount buys the Broadway play Lady in the Dark for $283,000 so Ginger Rogers can star in the movie version. 1944: Charlie Chaplin, two friends and four Beverly Hills officials are indicted for allegedly breaking the law in the Joan Berry paternity suit. 1945: One Touch of Venus closes on Broadway. 1948: Russian director Sergei Eisenstein has died in Moscow at age 49. 1949: Death of a Salesman, directed by Elia Kazan, opens on Broadway to favorable reviews. 1950: John Huston and Evelyn Keyes are divorced in Juarez, Mexico. 1953: MOULIN ROUGE, starring Jose Ferrer, premieres in New York. 1954: THE GLENN MILLER STORY premieres in New York. Tomorrow: Disney’s latest film… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 february eleventh 1943: Top songs—I Had the Craziest Dream; and Why Don’t You Fall in Love with Me? 1948: THE JOLSON STORY is number one at the box office. 1953: Disney’s PETER PAN premieres in New York. 1955: Flying Saucer from Mars is published by Cedric Alingham, about an alleged encounter. Tomorrow: a well-known playwright makes a statement to the press… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 february twelfth 1946: Ronald Reagan and Alexis Smith will replace Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in Warners’ STALLION ROAD. 1949: Annie Get Your Gun closes on Broadway after 1147 performances. MGM plans to make the movie version. 1953: Christine Jorgensen arrives in New York to show a movie made after undergoing a sex change operation in Copenhagen. 1956: Arthur Miller says U.S. and Soviet interference in art is an act against mankind itself. Tomorrow: Charles Boyer takes an oath… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 february thirteenth 1940: The American Booksellers Association says The Grapes of Wrath and Johnny Got His Gun are the best books of the previous year. 1942: Charles Boyer is now a U.S. citizen. 1961: Frank Sinatra begins recording for Warner Brothers Records under the Reprise label. 1972: Grease opens on Broadway. Tomorrow: the most popular movie stars of 1953… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 february fourteenth 1948: Barbara Sears and Winthrop Rockefeller have married in Palm Beach. 1953: The Hollywood Foreign Press Association says fans in 50 countries voted John Wayne and Susan Hayward as the world’s most popular movie stars. 1962: Jacqueline Kennedy gives a tour of the White House on television. It is estimated that three out of every four Americans watched it. Tomorrow: wedding bells for Peter Ustinov… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 february fifteenth 1947: Top song—For Sentimental Reasons 1950: Walt Disney’s CINDERELLA premieres. 1954: Peter Ustinov has married Suzanne Cloutier in London. Tomorrow: a play for Picasso… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 february sixteenth 1941: Printing unions are complaining about a loss of jobs, because advertisers are moving to radio. 1950: Amos ‘n Andy and My Friend Irma are the top radio programs. 1950: Picasso’s play ‘Desire Caught by the Tail’ opens in London. Critics say it’s impossible to act and pointless. 1956: The film version of CAROUSEL premieres in New York. Tomorrow: Jose Ferrer’s latest film… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 february seventeenth 1947: Viking publishes The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck. 1948: The film version of Steinbeck’s The Pearl premieres in New York. 1953: Film critics are lauding Jose Ferrer for his work in MOULIN ROUGE. 1958: New York Giants halfback Frank Gifford signs a seven-year acting contract with Warner Brothers. Tomorrow: an award for Red Skelton… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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