1960s Timeline

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, 1961 - Natalie Wood will play burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee in the screen version of “Gypsy,” with Rosalind Russell in Ethel...

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, 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, 1961 - The Mirisch Brothers, who have ample reason to exult over the reaction to their film production of “West Side Story,”...

Oct. 26, 1961 - A movie version of the Tennessee Williams play “Sweet Bird of Youth” was completed recently at the MGM studio. It stars...

Oct. 23, 1961 - “The Comancheros,” a Western drama with John Wayne, will open at New York’s Paramount Theatre on Election Day, Nov. 7....

Oct. 22, 1961 - Gig Young (left) has been signed to play the prize-fight manager in “Kid Galahad,” the role originally played by Edward...

Oct. 18, 1961 - Opening in local theatres today is “The Devil at 4 O’Clock,” starring Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra and directed by...

Oct. 17, 1961 - Film critics in Stockoholm, Sweden, were applauding today the premiére of Ingmar Bergman’s “most important” production,...

Oct. 15, 1961 - Scheduled to open Wednesday is “West Side Story,” the adaptation of the hit Broadway musical drama with Natalie Wood,...

Oct. 11, 1961 - Chico Marx, oldest member of the famed Marx Brothers, died today of a heart ailment. He was 70 years old. Chico and his...

Oct. 10, 1961 - “Back Street,” a new film version of the sentimental novel by Fannie Hurst, is at New York’s Capitol Theatre, Broadway...

Oct. 8, 1961 - Opening on Tuesday in local theatres is "Splendor in the Grass," a drama by William Inge, produced and directed by Elia...

Oct. 7, 1961 - Sweden's Ingmar Bergman was on both the screen and soundstages in Stockholm last week. While his latest somber drama,...

Oct. 6, 1961 - John Frankenheimer (pictured right with Burt Lancaster), the director, thinks color film should be confined, almost...

Oct. 5, 1961 - A marriage license was issued Tuesday in the New York Municipal Building to Peter Fonda and Susan Brewer. The couple plan...

Oct. 4, 1961 - Bette Davis (pictured in the forthcoming “Pocketful of Miracles”) has lodged a $1 million libel suit against the...

Oct. 4, 1961 - Today's new film is "Breakfast at Tiffany's," a comedy based on Truman Capote's novel, at the Radio City Music Hall....

Oct. 4, 1961 - Anne Baxter (pictured) gave birth to a daughter in Hollywood today. The child is the first for the actress and her...