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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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