1960s Timeline

Apr. 30, 1962 - Howard Hawks (pictured in 1958 with Angie Dickinson), one of the most successful action directors in American films, will...

Apr. 29, 1962 - Actress Vanessa Redgrave was married today at the Hammersmith Registrar’s Office in London to Tony Richardson, the film...

Apr. 26, 1962 - “Divorce Italian Style,” a comedy representing Italy at the Cannes Film Festival next month, has been acquired for...

Apr. 24, 1962 - Burt Lancaster walked off Mike Wallace’s “P.M.” television show after Mr. Wallace had asked the motion-picture actor...

Apr. 24, 1962 - Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal, and Brandon de Wilde will appear with Paul Newman in “Wildest of the Thousand.” An...

Apr. 23, 1962 - The return to films of Princess Grace of Monaco will be postponed for eight months to a year, Alfred Hitchcock announced...

Apr. 22, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” a Western directed by John Ford and starring John...

Apr. 22, 1962 - Scheduled to arrive in local theatres this week is “The Horizontal Lieutenant,” an MGM comedy with Jim Hutton, Paula...

Apr. 21, 1962 - Shooting in the streets of Paris, in people’s apartments, and in his own apartment is Jean-Luc Godard, at work on his...

Apr. 19, 1962 - Cyd Charisse has been signed to appear with Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin in “Something’s Got to Give.” George Cukor...

Apr. 17, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “Cape Fear,” a Universal-International thriller with Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum,...

Apr. 17, 1962 - Natalie Wood filed suit in Santa Monica, Calif., today to end her marriage of four years to Robert Wagner, the actor. The...

Apr. 16, 1962 - “L’Eclisse” (The Eclipse), the latest film written and directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, will be one of Italy’s entries...

Apr. 14, 1962 - Orson Welles has taken up directorial duties once again. He is both before and behind the camera in Paris for his...

Apr. 13, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “Cape Fear,” a psychological thriller starring Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, and Polly...

Apr. 12, 1962 - Peter Sellers is expected to arrive in New York on April 22 for a promotional drive for the forthcoming film “Lolita.”...

Apr. 12, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is the Columbia suspense-thriller “Experiment in Terror,” a suspense drama co-starring...

Apr. 12, 1962 - A Columbia double bill opens in local theatres today. “Safe at Home,” a baseball drama directed by Walter Doniger is the...

Apr. 12, 1962 - The Vatican City weekly newspaper, L’Osservatore della Domenica, warned Elizabeth Taylor that the life she is leading...

Apr. 11, 1962 - Opening in local theatres today is “House of Women,” a prison drama directed by Crane Wilbur, starring Shirley Knight and...